I bought a Fisher Fury kit car with these tyres fitted.Grip in the dry isn't the best but not bad. Grip in the wet is almost non existent with wheel spin on very small amounts throttle. In the dry the way they let go is an absolute hoot, which gets better the hotter they are. Round Llandow race track my mates in Westfields fitted with Yokos reckoned I was the widest car out there. Aim for the apex then steer out with the throttle pedal until you have to back off because there's no track left. Wear! I reckon they're made of nylon, I can't get rid of them they've done 2 track days and about 5000 road miles but then the car only weighs as much as a postage stamp with the glue licked off. Would I buy them again. NO!
175/70 R17 Tyres
Everything we know about the 175/70 R17 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 5,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 5,000 milescovered on them
What does 175/70 R17 mean?
A 175/70 R17 tyre is 175 mm wide, its sidewall is 70% of that width (123 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 677 mm.
| Section width | 175 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 123 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 677 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,126 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 470 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 757 |
Also written as
175/70R17 175/70 ZR17 175-70-17 175 70 17
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 175/70 R17 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 175/70 R17 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tyre, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tyre tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.