Is it getting old yet?? (Will it fit…again)
And if you installed 245/45/17's and changed nothing else the top of the tire would be a little tucked in, which would look a ton better. And it would still clear everything.
IMO keeping the wheels taller than 25" looks a lot better visually. Especially with larger rims, since you're cutting down on sidewall height already. A 245/40/17 only has .07" more sidewall than the 275/35/18's I run.
Now, this is my Challenger, but it has 275/40/17's in these pictures. They're 25.6" tall, so the height and sidewall would be very similar to a 245/45/17.
And my Duster. These are 18's, but you can see that the sidewall is pretty much identical to the 245/40/17's and the wheels fill out the wheel wells quite a bit better. The front's are 25.6" tall and the rears are 27.3" tall.
And if you installed 245/45/17's and changed nothing else the top of the tire would be a little tucked in, which would look a ton better. And it would still clear everything.
IMO keeping the wheels taller than 25" looks a lot better visually. Especially with larger rims, since you're cutting down on sidewall height already. A 245/40/17 only has .07" more sidewall than the 275/35/18's I run.
Now, this is my Challenger, but it has 275/40/17's in these pictures. They're 25.6" tall, so the height and sidewall would be very similar to a 245/45/17.
And my Duster. These are 18's, but you can see that the sidewall is pretty much identical to the 245/40/17's and the wheels fill out the wheel wells quite a bit better. The front's are 25.6" tall and the rears are 27.3" tall.