I know you said 17', but for reference:
215/45/15 Toyo T1R's with 15X7 TE-37s with a 45mm offset. This EG had a 2.75 inch drop in the fronts and a 2.5 in the rear.
Tires actually hook up great on a EG, especially at the 1/4 track where his B16 swap with a junk-yard turbo setup, making barely 250hp at 12 psi, ran 11.7 one time at the track. Couldn't ran afterwards since he didn't have a roll-cage!