I'm now at around 32,000 miles and am still running my original front Kenda tires on my 2015 Base Slingshot and have now used three different rear tires (the original Kenda 265/35R18 (2of them), a Sumitomo HTR Z III 295/30R18 and a Nankang NS-20 275/35R18) and haven't noticed any handling problems with the different tire mixes and have been quite happy with the performance and life of the front Kendas.
I am now getting ready to replace my tires and am planning on getting a Nitto 555 G2 315/35R17 mounted on an American Muscle 17 x 10.5 10th Anniversary Cobra wheel originally used on Ford Mustangs. I was also thinking about buying new Kendas for the front, but just noticed that Kenda no longer lists the 205/50R17 KR20 tires that were original equipment on my Slingshot. Here's a link to the Kenda website - http://automotive.kendatire.co…s/find-a-tire/uhp/kaiser/. According to Kenda, their current KR20 offerings for 7" rims are their 205/45ZR17, 215/45R17 or 215/45R17 (both H-rated) and 225/45ZR17. According to Discount Tire's Tire Size Calculator, the 225/45 tires are the closest dimensional match to the original 205/50R17 tires, but 7.5 or 8" rim is the recommended rim size, with a 7" rim being the smallest listed.
Has anyone had any experience running a 225/45 on a 7" rim? I'm just wondering if using the 225/45 on a 7" rim might have any negative impacts on handling.
