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225/45/15 fit without rub?

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Old May 7, 2010 | 08:17 PM
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225/45/15 fit without rub?

Here is the deal:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes

Tirerack have the Hankook RS-3 at $115. It is 140 treadware. My local track days are divided only between street tires or track tires. 120+ is designated street tire. But the hankook RS-3 doesn;t come in 205/50/25 they come in 225/45/15 is the same height and is only .5 more wide that the 205/20/15.

I have RB springs (for now) and I'm going to put some rota rb with 30 offset. Iknow that with 205 I will not have any problems from what I have search here but with 225 I don't know
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Old May 8, 2010 | 02:47 AM
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depending on your offset, 225 shouldnt be a problem. i am currently running some old 240sx wheels on my SE. i think the offsets are pretty high on my wheels. the rears are 225 without any rubbing at all. the car is lowered about an inch and a half so its pretty low. so far no rubbing whats so ever...
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Old May 8, 2010 | 04:57 AM
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rears no problem, fronts i run 215 dont think you will get 225 under there if lowered
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Old May 8, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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I think you are going to have a problem with the fronts for sure. If you are using the standard offset then you shouldn't have a problem on the rears, if you changed the offset that could be a different story. I have used 225 without a problem on the rear of a stock body OEM offset, however when I changed to different set of rims, slightly different offset they rubbed, the front totally different the widest I ran was 205 anything more and I nailed the fender lip.
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Old May 8, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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I got 225/50/16 +33 offset and had to roll the lip. front 205/50/16 same thing with rolling lip. but if you use a 225 up front you will rub when you turn maybe even touch your coil
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Old May 9, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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let stay on 205 for better
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Old May 9, 2010 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by rotarydude
I think you are going to have a problem with the fronts for sure. If you are using the standard offset then you shouldn't have a problem on the rears, if you changed the offset that could be a different story. I have used 225 without a problem on the rear of a stock body OEM offset, however when I changed to different set of rims, slightly different offset they rubbed, the front totally different the widest I ran was 205 anything more and I nailed the fender lip.
+1, ive got 225's under stock fenders, but with a 7 offset 15x7, camber plates and 2.5" diameter springs.

i actually think i have room for 15x8's

225's with RB springs i think is a no go...
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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:00 PM
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i have 225 with eibachs and no camber and what not.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 01:40 PM
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i have 225 with eibachs and no camber and what not.
you would!
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Old May 9, 2010 | 10:47 PM
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i'm about to put some nitto NT-01s in the 225/45 on kosei's. we'll see if they fit. running adjustable lower control arms and the rb setup
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you would!
Jealousy gets you nowhere :P
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