I'm not too sure on this, but wouldn't 215/45/17 be recommended for 17" rims because of the max load per tire. Here is a quote from another thread that I saw that made me think that this size tire would be preferred.
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Originally posted by vwong
I think what Joon525 meant to say is that the max load rating on 17" tires are less than the stock OEM 16" tires. However, that really depends on the tire size. Here are the specs of some popular tire sizes: (all of the numbers below are for the Bridgestone S-03 tires, but the max load ratings are usually the same for most manufacturers)
205/50/16 (stock OEM size) -- 1201 lbs.
225/45/16 -- 1279 lbs.
205/40/17 -- 992 lbs.
215/40/17 -- 1074 lbs.
215/45/17 -- 1201 lbs.
225/45/17 -- 1356 lbs.
Most people run the 215/40/17 size, as you can see above, the max load rating is less than stock size. IMO, it's not safe to use these because the front wheels of a 5th gen Prelude (SH specifically) carry around 1000 lbs. each wheel. If you have one or two passengers in the car, you're more than 1074 lbs. at the front wheels. I know that many people have or are running on this size tires on their Preludes, but if it was my car, I wouldn't do it. I would go with the 215/45/17 instead. But again, that's just my opinion.
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