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[art213]

Which cars have 7inch width oem wheels & fit 225's?

wrx for example.

pic of 225/45 in 7inch rim , they don't bulge too badly

[sendai]

how is the ride/grip with the 225's? thanks :thumbup:

[art213]

how is the ride/grip with the 225's? thanks :thumbup:

Smooth and grippy. Nothing bad to say about em really and the increased sidewall flex that everyone is so afraid of is minimal. This of course depends on the model of tires too

[G-Ed]

So to make sure, I'd be ok running the 225/45's on the back with stock wheels/suspension/geometry?, with no arch work?.

[art213]

So to make sure, I'd be ok running the 225/45's on the back with stock wheels/suspension/geometry?, with no arch work?.

i've had no rubbing issues at all and my rims were half inch wider than stock.

[wicked_initials]

I'm running 225/45/17 but my rear arches have been rolled for it + plus I've got a wheel spacer so I don't see why the previous owner would of done all that if that size tyre fitted without rolling the arches etc..

Not saying it doesn't fit just wonder why the previous owner did it to mine for this size tyre if they fit with standard set up.

[art213]

I'm running 225/45/17 but my rear arches have been rolled for it + plus I've got a wheel spacer so I don't see why the previous owner would of done all that if that size tyre fitted without rolling the arches etc..

what rims do you have and whats the offset with the spacers?if it's stock rims with spacers fender rolling would be needed, depending on the spacer size. i'm planning 15 or 20mm spacers for my oem rims and getting those fenders rolled

[devil84]

Would 225/40/17 tyres be better? As the rolling radius woule be nearly indentical to stock - only 0.65% difference.

Whereas if you ran 45 225/45/17, the difference to stock would be 2.92%

All stats from this site/

http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator.htm

[Johan78]

I have 225/45 tyres on stock rims and suspension. No problems with rubbing.

[Ken8]

I have 225/45 tyres on stock rims and suspension. No problems with rubbing.

Get some pictures up! What tyres have you got on?

[Mart]

Which cars have 7inch width oem wheels & fit 225's?

wrx for example.

pic of 225/45 in 7inch rim , they don't bulge too badly

The WRX does indeed have 17x7 rims, but the OEM size is not 225, it's 215/45. The WRX STI has 17x7.5 with 225/45 tyres.

Like Julian has pointed out. Very few, if any manufacturers fit 7" rims with 225 tyres as standard. The mass bulk of cars running 225 as standard have a 7.5" rim. Our very own Honda's for example. FN2 and FD2 both run 225/40's and both have 7.5" rims.

[LLH]

wrx sti has 225/45-17 on a 17x8 inch wheel


e36 M3 has 235/40-17 on 17.7,5 wheels..

[T180985]

So to make sure, I'd be ok running the 225/45's on the back with stock wheels/suspension/geometry?, with no arch work?.

you might be ok if your just on the road, for track work though i found 225's rubbed badly even after i upgraded to coilovers. 215's on the back work though :thumbup: