To start with I should say that I'm a newby. I just spent a few days at, "the Ridge" track in Shelton Washington, (first time on track). Had a blast! Want to do it again.
That said, I learned in the process just how bad the tires on my car were, (Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 Plus). See photo below...
I drive my car as a daily driver and don't want to totally MOD-OUT my car, which is a totally stock, 2012 COUPE "S" with 15mm wheel spacers that I'm not married to. I want better traction than I was getting at the track and understand, "Contact Patch" to be a big deal. So I'm on the hunt for new, wider tires.

My thought is to get the widest tire I can fit on my mini without dropping diameter too much, or cutting fenders. Can I can get 205/50/16's to fit my rim and car? I was also thinking of going 205/40/17's but this would require another set of rims, which I'm open to. If I went with another set of rims I might want to go with an ultra performance/ track tire on one set and a winter tire on the other.

What do you all recommend?

 

Anyone?
I'm currently looking at purchasing KONIG BACKBONE 17x7.5 4-100.00 45 BKMTXX, with CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT SPORT 215 /45 R17 91W XL BSW, but want to make sure they fit before dropping +/- $1500 on new shoes.
This seems like a good light, and grippy setup at a good price point.
Please help!

 

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