235/45/17 should I get no rubbing in the rear ?

[markoh]

235/45/17
should I get no rubbing in the rear ?

 

[Empi5]

I think you need to provide a little more info chap, ie, What model, what year, any suspension mods etc etc etc

 

[markoh]

leon MK1, MY 2002, 1,9 tdi sport edition, stock suspension

 

[benjiwales]

who's behind you?

seriously, you asking as you have it or you want to fit bigger wheels/tyres?

 

[AdamRoutley]

iv got FR wheels, 225/45/17 and its down about 40/45mm and theres no rubbing, also i had a full car last night and the backs were all the way down and there was no rubbing

 

[highguyuk]

What wheels do you have? The standard tyre size is 225/45/17, not 235.

 

[daveyonthemove]

The answer is yes.

 

[markoh]

I've already got 235/45/17 in the rear. Fits perfectly
225/45/17 in the front

 

[Deleted member 19366]

I've already got 235/45/17 in the rear. Fits perfectly
225/45/17 in the front

be carefull as the 235/45 tyres on rear could cause prob's in future with abs & tc. as 225/45 & 235/45 have 2 competely different rolling circumferences which is used to set up the abs & tc. normally if you want to go wider on the rear (why on a front wheel drive?) then the rears should be 245/40/17

 

[daveyonthemove]

If they fit perfectly how is it that you have scrub?
But people with 225/45/17's don't have scrub?
I'll let you ponder that one for a bit

 

[NickT]

I must be getting old, I'm buggered if I can follow this thread!
However I do have a query (apologies for the minor hijack):

be carefull as the 235/45 tyres on rear could cause prob's in future with abs & tc. as 225/45 & 235/45 have 2 competely different rolling circumferences which is used to set up the abs & tc. normally if you want to go wider on the rear (why on a front wheel drive?) then the rears should be 245/40/17

According to http://www.toyo.co.uk/tyre_converter.php
225/45R17 are 636dia
235/45R17 are 640dia
245/40R17 are 628dia
I would have thought the 245/40R17, having a bigger difference in dia to the 225/45 and therefore in rolling circ, would be more likely to cause an issue with the abs & tc setup?
I'd just like to point out "I only know wot I read" so apologies if I'm missing the obvious.

 

[Deleted member 19366]

basically when a tyre is made they mark it at 1 point let it do a full revolution and then mark it at point 2. this distance is then messured and the cars abs & tc are then set up using this figure. if you stand a 225/45 next to 235/45 not only would there be a 10mm difference in width but there will also be a couple of mm difference in tyre height, this is becomes greater once tyre is fitted and inflated.when changing tyre width on car you should go lower on sidewall size ie: bmw 3 series will have 225/45/17 on front and 245/40/17 on back.
sorry if i've sent everyone to sleep but sat through 50hrs of training with michelin

 

[keano20v]

av got 225 40 18s on ma car mate with a full car only th front slightly rubs rears are spot on