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I know with tubeless bicycle tires that when the width gets wider the maximum tire pressures go lower. I'm going to stick with 36 psi.

Much happier with the handling/feel since changing over to 225/45 R17 (Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06/Konig rims). I would still like to drop suspension 25-30mm but until someone makes an appropriate shock/spring combo I will stick with the current setup.

There has been no mention of tire pressure when changing wheel/tire size. I went onto tiresize.com and they had a calculator (with a disclaimer) for setting the correct pressure for a new wheel/tire size. The calculations factor in Load Rating along with the OEM set-up recommended tire...

OOOPS! :oops: Sorry about that. Should have double checked. There is NO difference in sidewall height. There is a 10 mm loss of sidewall going from the OEM to the 225/45 R17.

Go to tiresize.com if you want to compare tire size and ET changes. Very easy to use. The diameter of the stock 205/55 R16 is identical to 225/50 R16 but you lose 10 mm of sidewall. I went with a 17x8 rim and 225/45 tires (Continental Extreme Contact 06 DWS). Have not broken in the tires yet...

Clean those rims, reduce the weight, hate to see those new rims go waste! :P With the rims you purchased cleaning will be easy. Purchase some wheel cleaning tools (I use a Woolies wand for the inner rim) and some wheel cleaner (P21 is what I use). I could not stand the Astana/Ecopia wheels...