Anyone with 18x8.5 225/40/18
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225 fits up to a 9" wide wheel safely per BFG and others.
Also, the section width on your avg 225 is over 9 inches so it's far from stretched on an 8.5" wide wheel.
Ryan, what wheels are you running? Width and Offset?
Also, the section width on your avg 225 is over 9 inches so it's far from stretched on an 8.5" wide wheel.
Ryan, what wheels are you running? Width and Offset?
Here are old pics of my car with 18x8.5, 225/45-18s.
They were +40 and rubbed, which is why I no longer use this setup.
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So will 225/45/17 fit on a STOCK rim??? should be pretty close to stock I believe.......
Ed,
Those were +40 not +32 ?
I too like those Axis Hiro 18x8.5 +35. But don't like 225/40/18 on those as it seems undersized. But if 245/35/18 will rub then there is no point to get 8.5" wheels.
You don't think it rubbed due to 45's instead of 40's ?
Tony
Those were +40 not +32 ?
I too like those Axis Hiro 18x8.5 +35. But don't like 225/40/18 on those as it seems undersized. But if 245/35/18 will rub then there is no point to get 8.5" wheels.
You don't think it rubbed due to 45's instead of 40's ?
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How does a tire that's over 9 inches wide seem undersized for an 8.5" wide wheel?
Maybe not undersized as far as physically.
But I prefer sidewalls that look square off with the wheel. Not streched/lowrider looking.
To me that just doesn't look as good as a flush look. Plus the optimal tire size for that wheel should be 245/35/18, performance plays a factor here as well.
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In order to have a stretched appearance the tire width would have to be equal to or less than the wheel width. Optimal size for an 8.5 would be a 245 but you can't fit a 245 on an 8.5 +35 on the tC without severe rubbing. A 225 is the best you can hope for with that combo.
+40; after I brought my car back to let them know they were rubbing, they showed me the boxes for the wheels and they were marked for 40 ET.
+35 will rub for sure!
+45 would not rub on 8.5 but it would be very close; +48 is most definitely safe.
I know it rubbed due to offset and not due to profile because I developed a half millimeter deep groove in my sidewall, right across the text, after ~500 miles of driving. I even know where in my fender the contact was occuring, because the rubbing/grazing only occurred occasionally with the steering wheel turned a particular distance while driving over bumps or dips mid-turn.
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Really? I know of at least one tC running the wheel he's looking at in 19x8.5 front and 19x9.5 rear with a 225 and he "claims" of no rubbing.
Did you just rub on turns or all the time?
Did you just rub on turns or all the time?
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Scratch that wheel off your list then unless you don't mind rolling the fenders or are content with rubbing. Anything below a 225 would be unsafe.
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Those are an 18x7.5 and they're probably +45 or higher. I'm not going into the saftey issue since I don't doubt someone has said something already.
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