225/45/17's will NOT FIT OUR CARS WITHOUT MODIFICATION

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:38 am

So don't try it. I was trying to come up with a good tire solution, when I decided I'd try out my roommate's 17" wheels with an offset of 50. They have stock STi re070's on them. We got them on, and bolted up, and the car on the ground. They looked fucking sick, but alas, there was trouble. Even with my whitelines and agx's, I get far too much body roll for such wide tires to work as can be evidenced in exhibit A. Rolling the fenders is not an option, unfortunately. It just wouldn't do enough. Then you say "what about something with a milder offset?" well, the problem with that is, when we took them back off my car,my rear strut had a big clean spot on it from where the tire rubbed when I jumped on the car. So, sad as it may be, it won't work.

I have photos I'll post in a little while.

exhibit a

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jamal · Post by **jamal** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:02 am

Doesn't Phil have 225s?

It looks like I can fit 215s pretty easily with my new struts. I'd be tempted to try someone's 225s.

scottzg · Post by **scottzg** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:53 am

more negative camber!

What was the sidewall height of the tires you test fit?

legacy92ej22t · Post by **legacy92ej22t** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:09 pm

LaureltheQueen wrote: 225's will NOT FIT OUR CARS

That's strange considering there's probably at least 5 members running them.

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:00 pm

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... hlight=225 (in this thread I make a very quotable quote)

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... hlight=225

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... hlight=225

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... hlight=225

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:02 pm

i don't know if they're magic, but there was large amounts of rubbing for me.

they were 225/45/17s

These were meaty looking, but with any kind of cornering would rub like nobody's business

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:18 pm

May want to edit your subject to reflect the true nature of the topic.. "225's may not fit without modification" or something of that nature sounds appropriate.

Post by **DLC** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:13 pm

I ran 225/45/16s for over a year, but on a very stiff suspension with a fair amount of negative camber. There was some rubbing on the fenders, usually going up driveways with the wheel turned, but i can't say it was a problem when i was autocrossing, which i was doing a lot at the time.

MY92 · Post by **MY92** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 1:24 am

Roll your guards. and coilovers help.

kidatari · Post by **kidatari** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 2:45 am

Oh, and RE070 225s are very wide for 225s. I was running MY04 STI wheels/tires on my 01 RS, and I couldn't get them to stop rubbing for the life of me. The fenders are rolled to the limit, and fiddling with the camber won't help ( I've tried). I'm sure if I swapped to a true coilover setup, I could have kept them from rubbing on the struts, but I sold the wheels.

Good luck!

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:22 am

I am currently running 225/45/17 RE070's (which measure closer to 235), on 17x7.5" ET48 wheels, and don't rub.

I don't rub the struts or the fenders.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 7:55 am

Dunno what to say here guys. I mounted them and they dont fit.

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:16 pm

For 225s, RE070s have one of the widest sections out there. Hoosiers are the same way, I hear.

JasonGrahn · Post by **JasonGrahn** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:07 pm

LaureltheQueen wrote:Dunno what to say here guys. I mounted them and they dont fit.

Goes to show that not all cars, even when same make/model/year are created equal.

206er · Post by **206er** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:13 am

did you get any pics of the STi wheels on your wagon? bet they looked awesome.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:50 am

they weren't sti wheels, they were something else. and yes, i'll post them eventually.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:44 am

The Fox2's?

Yukonart · Post by **Yukonart** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:36 pm

SSR GT7s . . . 17x7.5"

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225/45/17's will NOT FIT OUR CARS WITHOUT MODIFICATION

225/45/17's will NOT FIT OUR CARS WITHOUT MODIFICATION