Originally ordered 215/45 17 from Edge Racing. Well, 2 days later they tell me they have none in stock and can't get them. Thought about it for awhile and decided I want to stay with 16's. So I order the 205/50 16 from Tire Rack. Now I'm a little worried about the width....and maybe a better choice would have been the 215/45.
Not to worry! Check these babies out. They are wider than the 215 snows. The pic is comparing the mounted 215's to the unmounted 205's, but can't believe the width will change much. For now, they'll be mounted on the stock ST rim, whilst I keep looking for something I like.
05 Pitch Black ST
04 Sangria Red ZTS
01 CD Silver ZX3
Got them on and ran them today. They are not that happy with the cool temps, but tossing the car into the local 25 mph off ramp, I can tell I'm gonna have fun with them. They are not loud at all. We'll see if that changes as they wear.
Pappy, bummer you're thinking of selling the rims you just got! If they weren't black maybe we could've worked a deal.
05 Pitch Black ST
04 Sangria Red ZTS
01 CD Silver ZX3
How much are you looking for for those rims? I need some winter shtuff for next year, but I might just get EAPs for summer and run the 6-spokes during the winter once I burn through my all-seasons.
2008 Bone Stock VW GLI
2004 Sonic Blue SVT ZX3, #1593 of 1978 Born 4/8/04
Stage 2 ported TB, Semi-custom Borla center exit, FSWerks CAI, FS front strut bar, suspension by FR/Multimatic gone, but not forgotten
You should be fine. This winter I put that same size 205/50/16 winter tires on my stock st rims. And had no problem. I did have a little rub issue bajaing over some nasty pot holes. But that was pretty extreme bottoming out.
