What's best size tyres

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What's best size tyres

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Hi pickd up some oz Polaris 17 inch alloys with 205/45/17 on bit too big what's best size tyres to fit to give more clearance it's lowerd 60mm the alloys are et35 cheers
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Drive better on those
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this is mine on 17 and also et35 on a 60mm drop

I got 195 40 17 falkens only way I got get the back to miss the arch lol plenty of room now tho

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Ok cheers pie :thumb
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Mine has 205/45/17s but then mines standard height minus sag and weight of all the crap I keep in it lol
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iv lower my by 60mm and can fit 215 45 17 on without any proplems but wouldnt advice any wider might catch
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