who's running on 225/45/17 tires???

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:15 pm

hey guys,

wanted to know if these fit the wheel wells in front.

we lowered my car while it had 205/40/17 tires on, and with the new tires (which are substantially bigger) i get a lot of rubbing at the back of the front wheel wells (on the firewall side) but only when the wheels are turned.

at the back, i will have to either have my spacers skimmed, or my arches rolled, cos the rubber is touching arch-lip when turning, and going over bumps.

my big question is will it help the front if i raised the suspension??? remember its only touching at the back of the arch, not the top!!!

without adjustable castor rods, could a wheel alignment help??? would they be able to pull the wheel forward on standard suspension. it only needs to move a few millimeters!!!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:32 pm

I am running 225/45 R17 front and rear with no problem. Maybe your mags (or mine) have a bigger offset??

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:42 pm

Gary57 wrote:I am running 225/45 R17 front and rear with no problem. Maybe your mags (or mine) have a bigger offset??

oh by the way, mine is an s13!!!

i've had a front accident in the past, and so did the previous owner! i wonder if the wheel isn't too far back because the knobs didnt fix it properly!

anyway, my mags offset was 42, but with 25mm spacers, it comes to 17 doesn't it???

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:45 pm

oh by the way, mine is an s13!!!

So is mine

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I dono what offset my wheels are I know is they fit and no rubbing at all. Even with 3 guys in the back (all 3 were around 6 foot) no rubbing at all.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:49 pm

Gary57 wrote:
oh by the way, mine is an s13!!!
So is mine .

I dono what offset my wheels are I know is they fit and no rubbing at all. Even with 3 guys in the back (all 3 were around 6 foot) no rubbing at all.

LOL - mine low, very low. did i mention that its low!!!!!

when i carted two mags with popped tires, and 4 scrub tires, to the fitment place (tires on 14th - fancy hey!!!) my exhaust scraped the ground on the way out of the driveway, and over all speedbumps!!!

thank god its stainless!!!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:02 pm

Mine not lowered but got Koni adjustable suspension which did lower it slightly.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:11 pm

yeah at the rear passenger side, i can get only the tip of my index finger into the gap between the top of the tire and the flat part of the arch lip...

and before the comments start flying... i've never had any major problems getting my fingers into gaps before!!!!

sakkie de kok · Post by **sakkie de kok** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:08 pm

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widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:21 am

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veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:28 am

sakkie de kok wrote:jou gat man!

my god - its witlowmaker's new alter ego!!!!

i actually knew of a guy with almost this exact name, his was:

sakkie kok.

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:50 am

ban this mofo - i just spent half an hour looking a "my gat" and killing those yellow icons

I agree ban him.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:03 pm

these tires are fantastic compared to the 205/40/17's.

much more grip, and with my hard suspension, much more comfortable too.

and i worry less about small potholes and things!

but i reckon will have my 25mm spacers milled down a millimter or two so that the rubber doesnt catch on the rear arches!!!

Gary57 · Post by **Gary57** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:11 pm

What tyres you got?? I put Toyo's on and they are fantastic, much better than the Yoki's I had on before.

veecee · Post by **veecee** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 12:18 pm

Gary57 wrote:What tyres you got?? I put Toyo's on and they are fantastic, much better than the Yoki's I had on before.

mine are bridgestone potenza's at the rear, and bridgestone turanza's at the front.

mickey · Post by **mickey** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:59 pm

i am still on standard rims but one advantage is free tyres coz i have mates in the industry but then 17's should also be ok to find. i am trying to buy a set of 17's, what price should i look at spending second hand and does the car slide nice with 17's as opposed to 16's