Hey guys, how many mm do I have before my front tire rub against the spring? I have Eibach with KYB shocks. I assume about 5mm because people are able to fit 215, but not 225. Can someone correct me on this?

 

Not enough room to stick your finger in between.....just squeeze the end of it in..
Very technical measurment.

 

What size wheels?

 

It doesnt matter what size it is. The space between the spring and the tire is depended on teh wheel width. but its 16 inch

 

I have seen 225/50's on the stock t2 rims they had a very very small amount of space with stock struts and springs, like thinner than a floppy disk. I had 215/50's on my t2 rims I had enough space to wedge part of a finger in there.

 

...and the offset and the diameter, hence me asking size.

If you're running stock 16x7 40mm offset wheel, 225/50 is a very tight fit. I've seen it vary between different cars and different tires (some have thicker sidewalls than others).

It should fit. If it doesn't, the rubbing in the spring will be extremely minimal. Another potential rubbing concern is the front inside of the wheel well. Very hard cornering at close to lock can rub a 225.

 

who's going to corner very hard at near full lock? You'll just be sliding like crazy doing that.

 

That's not true... I have 225 on my vert's stock 40mm offset rims and they fit with plenty to spare (well actually about 5/8 inches or 15 or so mm).

 

More clearance due to 6" rims. They will give you just about 1/2" more clearance than the 7" wheels. If you have 16x7 wheels, as stated above, only some brands of 225 x 50 will fit.

 

'vert rims are 15x6.5, not 15x6 like the GXL or GTU... but I was making my point that rim size does matter

 

Yup-I'm corrected 6.5"-I knew where you were headed, but wanted to spell it out for the others.

 

i got a 89 tII and i got the kumho 225/50's ont he stock rims wiht room to spare. i think that a 235 would probably fit with minor to no rubbing of the spring. but i am unsure about the wheel well rubbingat full lock

 

235's on a 17x9" rim will not fit in the front :P

Had to try swappin the backs just to see.