I have my Element lowered with Tein Basics and have 20" rims. I currently have Falkens 245/35/20 which need replacing. I want to fill my wheel well a little more. What size tire can i use without rubbing? what size tire do you use? I'm thinking 245/45/20. Thanks alot.

Brice...you would probably be a lot happier with the 245X40X20 tire. As far as ride,comfort and handling, I like the Toyo Proxes T1-R's.

Chief

Yeah that's what my tire guy told me. He quoted me $172 per tire for Falken Fk452 245/40/20 so I'm going to keep shopping around and see if I can get a better deal. Thanks for the input I will be going with that size then.

Yep what Chief said :D Some other brands you can look at are Nitto and Hankook. I've seen the Hankook tires as low as $145/tire but that's hard to find.

If you want the best quality stick to Toyo like chief said or Pirelli

hey im an assistant manager for america's tire co. in santa clarita. we have a store in upland i can refer you to. call me at my store anytime next week cuz im on vacation right now. 661-263-1091, and ask for oscar (thats me duh!). that price you mentioned is super high, trust me ill hook it up like crazy, from one E brother to another! ill save a quote and transfer it to the store near you. let me know!

wow that would be awesome. I will be giving you a call sometime next week. Thanks a lot! As a college student buying a set of tires is a pretty penny and anyway I can save some money helps.

Just be careful with potential clearance issues. I have the same tire size but with my wheel offset I need to run a stretched tire or else it the tire will come in contact with the spring. As it sits, I can barely get a business card between the the inner lip of the rim and the lower perch of my Basic Dampers up front but it clears. I just bought a set of Yokohama AVID W4s from Tire Rack and they are a huge improvement over the previous Toyo R1. Very quiet and comfortable and were $145 a piece.

Oscar I can't thank you enough for hookin me up. I love my new tires they ride so smooth and quite. I love the way they look and they fill my wheel well way better. Here's a pic of my ride with my new tires and I cleared my headlights last weekend. Thanks again.