225/45-17's?

[marccowley1]

Will these fit under the areches of a mk2 ibiza? Cheers! ps. its lowered approx 45-60mm

 

[Fl@pper]

be tight i would think

205-40-17 used to catch the rear liners on mine on a 7j rim with weight in and nowhere near that low

depends on the offset of course

 

[Aguilo]

It's tooooo big!

Your speedometer would give you false speed, and the tyre would exceed wings, and that will rub of everywhere

 

[sl1m1thy]

speedos give you false resading anyway as the show under i.e. if you doing 65mph on your speado you probably doing 61/2mph

 

[sl1m1thy]

also for get 17s get 15s or 16s and GET LOW

 

[Fl@pper]

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

there ya go - good old tool that

 

[marccowley1]

tis what i thought, i've got 16's with 195 45 16 on and fancy something a bit more comfortable! Lol ps got a spare set of 17's im refurbing hence the original post

 

[Fl@pper]

tis what i thought, i've got 16's with 195 45 16 on and fancy something a bit more comfortable! Lol ps got a spare set of 17's im refurbing hence the original post

dropped from 205/40/17 down to 195/45/16 and now on 195/50/16 for a little more comfort

17's I found a litte harsher

using 225/45/17 i dont reckon you'll get em in past the rear sill edge to be honest - damn close with mine as it is

back in a minute - gonna measure

 

[Fl@pper]

my 195/50/16 have about 20mm clearance to end of the standard sill (not inc sideskirts)

a 225/45/17 as above has 24.7mm more on the radius than mine and with the extra width on top gonna be realllly close before you even think of ride height + speedbumps etc

 

[killer205]

no they wont fit i had to put "15 wheels on mine and mine is lowed 60mm on coil overs it bent all my wings out on the front


DONT TRY IT

 

[marccowley1]

Cheers for the heads up guys!

 

[R3 NDD]

i have 215/40/17's on mine but with 205/40/17 tyres, lowered about 60mm and it rubs a bit on full lock and when i have 3 people in the back. appart from that its fine. spose yours are an extra 10mm wide! plus i dont know the offset of my wheels.

 

[ibiza_95]

theyll hit the front archers and bend them when you go round a corner with a bit of pace, it catches the lip on the inside and just rags it down... my arches are buggered and i was on 205s not 225

 

[AusCupra]

Lads just thinking about going the 17 inch route on my Cupra. Sounds from this post as it wouldn't be worth it? Should I just stick with the current 16's. Have a set of Coilovers for it to go on...

Currently it sits at standard height on standard suspension!

 

[R3 NDD]

well mine sits like this on 215/40/17 (with 205/40/17 tyres) lowered about 60mm. it rubs on the back when i go over big bumps but only when i have 3 people in the back. and it ever so slightly rbs the chassis when its on full lock. only noticed when i took the wheels off though. nothing noticeable