i have the stock dunlop 205-45-17. and i am looking to the 215-45-17 will these fit?. also if they do. which of the ones that I noted would be best. I am looking for all out comfort/quietness. sorry for being another which tire is best but i really need to get tires soon. Thanks. i'm leaning toward the exclaim uhp but wondeirng if anything is out there that is bette rin terms of comfort or quietness. wife needs it as smooth and quiet as possible. moving from infiniti to cooper has been difficult for her

 

Search for all season tires- there are many threads that answer your question.

Don't start a new thread if it is the same question-
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=117607

Yes, 215/45-17 or 205/45-17 will be fine for you.

Falken Ze 512 are old and have been replaced by Ze 912 for $82 each in 215/45-17 offer good value.

Kumho Ecsta ASX is a good overall tire and more value oriented.

General exclaim UHP is high on comfort at the expense of handling but it is still very good, offers good value and is a good street tire.

If you want more performance then look at the Ultra High Performance All Season tires like-

Bridgestone potenza RE960AS
Yokohama ADVAN S.4.
Goodyear eagle F1 All Season and others.

 

I've only had experience with the Kumho ASX and found them neither quiet nor smooth riding... didn't balance well or last very long either... Some of the worst tires I've ever owned.

 

I have found the General UHP Exclaim (205/50/16's on my 2007 MCS) to be an excellent value in a street tire: smooth riding, comfortable, relatively quiet, long tread life, very good wet grip and plenty of dry grip for any kind of sane street requirements. Economical to buy, a lot of bang for the buck. Not the tire you would use for auto-x or track, but for day-to-day street use it's hard to beat for the money.

 

I ended up getting the General Exclaim UHP for 369 installed. I got the 215-45-17. is that quieter or louder than the 205-45-17? Not sure . any ideas?

 

About the same since both are 45 series sidewalls.
Should be fine.

 

my $.02:

I've had 205/45, 215/40, and now have 215/45 - all fit just fine. Both 215s have been Falken 512s. I think the 40s looked sexier - with their slightly lower profile, but they did reduce ground clearance a bit (had to be more careful over speed bumps, dips, and such) and I did not think the ride was significantly better than with my OEM Run Flat Dunlops. But for me, a smoother ride is not that much of a priority.

Non Run Flats - the General Exclaim UHP you selected - (vs. what I presume are your OEM Dunlop RFs) should ride better too.
Being as the 215/45 is a little bit taller than your 205/45 - that should help improve the ride a little too (I think mine do). Any new tire will be quieter than your aging Dunlops. Most, if not all, tires will start to howl as they wear out ~ my Dunlops did.

Brian

 

All are good choices but I would reccommend going with a performance all season tire H/V rated. If you want to step into the ultra high performance all season category then there are some trade offs to that.

I would recommend the Yokohama AVID H4S - comes with a 30 day test drive and tire rack has them $96.00 each and they are the quitest and most comfortable tire in their test.

The ADVAN S4 is an excellent tire, I personally have them on my wife's Jetta. I have driven these in all weather conditions from snow, sleeting rain, heavy down rain showers, country dirt roads, and track driving that my wife doesn't know about. What can I say I like to drive fast. I found the tires to be quiet, great performance in dry and wet, and wear smoothly and evenly. I do keep them rotated regularly and air pressure checked monthly.