[JDH]

I’m in the process of buying a set of Brabus wheels from Alloy Wheels Direct 15x5.5 - 17x7.5. I was told that I should run 175/55R 15 up front witch I have no problem finding but the rear 225/35R 17 are a different story. Can someone give any help with tire size? Thanks

 

[Mailman]

The 'USA Only' Brabus 15" Front, 17" Rear Monoblock VI came with 215/35/17 in the rear.
The (EU) Brabus 16" Front, 17" Rear Monoblock VI came with 225/35/17 in the rear.

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So I believe Alloy Wheels is listing the EU size for the 17" rear.
The 215/35/17 (22.9" Diameter) is available in the USA here:

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hankook&tireModel=Ventus+V4+ES+H105&partnum=135HR7H105&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

And lo and behold the matching front 175/55/15 as well

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Hankook&tireModel=Ventus+V4+ES+H105&partnum=755TR5H105&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Being that you're invested in a nice set of wheels, I would get 2 fronts and 4 rear tires now while they are still available (rears wear out twice as fast as the fronts).

 

[1983JZR3W]

225/35-17 was the Euro sized rear Brabus tires. The US spec Brabus had 215/35-17 on the rear from the factory.

 

[1983JZR3W]

Why not run 17" wheels on all four corners? I have been doing that for over 10 years. Sure makes rotating tires possible.

 

[mattwithcats]

Get four rims the same size. Then you can run the same size tire all around.

Try a 185/55R15, General RT43...

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=AltiMAX+RT43&partnum=855HR5AMRT43&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

 

[Mailman]

Why not run 17" wheels on all four corners? I have been doing that for over 10 years. Sure makes rotating tires possible.

Sure if you only drive 500 miles a year...
Most owners drive their smarts ten times that and subject their front wheels to potholes and curbs

I'd rather have 15" rims up front and not be able to rotate tires - cheaper than replacing a bent rim...

I run the EU 16" Front (175/50/16) -- 17" Rear (225/35/17) on one of the 450s and I had those tires shipped in from Germany (Four tires were $1000 shipped).
I'll put a guess out there that the 15" Front -- 17" Rear was designated 'USA Only' because the 16" Front tire size was never available in North America...