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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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This weekend at Carlisle I saw 315/45/17's on Mongooses GS and would like to get them for mine. Anyone know if anyone still makes them?
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Old Aug 29, 2010 | 09:04 PM
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You sure they weren't 315/35R17's? If so, goodyear still makes a GS-D3 as far as I know.
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You sure they weren't 315/35R17's? If so, goodyear still makes a GS-D3 as far as I know.
They do...Tire rack has them.
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Old Aug 30, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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yep they were 315/45/17 I believe they were for the F-1's and may be discontinued.
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Originally Posted by vstol
yep they were 315/45/17 I believe they were for the F-1's and may be discontinued.
Are you really sure of the "45" part of that size?

Goodyear makes a 315/35-17, but I don't see a 315/45-17

That 45 series tire would be over 2 inches taller than any factory size tire that came with the C4.
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pls refer back to the original question/post. I found out they were discontinued in 2002-03. thanks
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So you're WANTING a tire that is 2.5" taller than the correct size? Correct? That's a 10% change in the rear gear ratio. I gotta ask why?

To answer the orignal post: No one currently offers a tire in a 315/45/17. Many options in the 315/35/17, including the goodyear. Not a single tire company list that size from what I can find.
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I'd figure for drag racing as the extra height would help with footprint.

M&H makes a 325/45R17 in a drag radial, but that's the closest I've seen.
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Answering the question is all I ask but here is why the question: I want to replace the 315/35/17 that are currently on my 64 GSR that has 96 suspension on it and wanted a tire that filled the wheel well better but still had better performance than a 15.
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^ no need to be a dick about it. Everyone was curious, considering that we're on a C4 forum. AS far as I can find, I can't find anyone making a 315/45/17 anywhere.
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