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In the fall I replaced the tires on our 451 CityFlame with oversized tires after doing some reading about this on Evilution.
The fronts were replaced with 175/55R15 and the rears with 195/50R15.

What an amazing improvement in the ride and handling with these tires. You no longer shudder and shake when you inadvertently hit a pothole or other imperfections in the road, like the unintended (?) speed bumps on 400 series highways. Years ago, I had a similar improvement when I replaced the stock rims on a 2004 pulse 450 with Brabus rims. 
 

This changeover in tire size comes highly recommended.

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I have been running 215/35-17 Hankooks on 17x7.5 Brabus wheels on all four corners of my 2009 US spec Brabus for almost 15 years.  I would never go back to stock sizes.  The rears are stock to the rear of the Brabus, but the fronts were 175/55-15's on the front axel.

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I agree 100% with the above for sure. Plus they look a damned sight better....lol.

I will say that in deep fresh snow they can feel like they are hydroplaning compared to the bicycle thick wheels which cut through the deep snow. BUT, I also found that the stock wheels tend to lock up far easier than the wider wheels in any conditions.  Ask me how I learned this.....the look on the faces of the folks who were sitting at the light as I slide past them was embarrassing to say the least!!!!  My fault, driving past the sensible speed on snowy-icy conditions etc.

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Last year I starting running 4x rear rims all around on my 451 with 175's front and 195 rears. HUGE improvement on ride and handling. This year I will be running 195's on all 4 corners in the summer and 175's all around for next winter. Easier to find tires in those sizes too!

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