bhcvc

I know 215mm wide tires won't have any probs on a 5G lude, but there's a lot more options for tires that are 225mm wide. So, w/ a 18x7.5 +48 wheel and a 225/40/18 tire, would there be any probs with rubbing at all? The car is lowered about 1.75F/1.5R. This is for my gf's lude. Thanks.

LudeLC

I just put on 215/40/17 and with my 2" drop I had/have rubbing problems. My problem came from the tire shop not properly measuring the offset of the stock wheel and making sure the replacment would match.




[Modified by LudeLC, 9:25 PM 1/17/2002]

sensaiGen5

The 48 ofsett is kinda steep, but 35 or 30 series will prevent rubbin.

bhcvc

Yeah, from my research, I'm 99% positive the +48 offset on the wheels she wants would be fine, but I've always seen 5g lude owners use 215/40 tires. While I was on tirerack.com, I noticed there's not a log of choices in 215/40 but a LOT more in 225/40, so I'm trying to see if the tire itself would be too wide and cause rubbing. I'm confident the wheels won't contribute to any fitment probs. Hope you got your rubbing issues resolved. Thanks.

bhcvc

From my research, a min of 45 is recommended for 5G's and up to about 51 works well. As for tires, I'm looking for something in the 40-series range...I don't want her to bend a wheel on the crap streets of LA. She works really hard for her money to get this stuff and this is her pride-n-joy, so I wanna keep everything working right for her car. Thanks.

prelude10

I had 225/40/18 on a 99 and a 01 prelude and they rubbed like a bitch when i had two or more people in the car or taking a hard corner. I would go 215. Oh my girl was fine when she drove it, just tell her to take it easy when driving.


[Modified by prelude10, 12:23 AM 1/18/2002]

screwdriver

how does 215/45/17 , 17x7, 44mm offset on a 1.25 inch drop sound?
will i have problems?

yoshio006

I have a question also. I just got on my 4th gen... a 16" rim with 225's on them. I also have a 2.25 drop. can I expect rubbing. oh yeah 4ws if that also makes a diff.

EH2DX

i'd go with 225/16/45 personaly, but if you want to get 18's you have to get 225/18/35 tires.

ShowSpeed

i'll have to disagree on that..

i've had 225/40/18 on a 99 prelude.. no rubbing at all. ZERO. even with 4 people in the car.. PLUS a full load of stereo items in the trunk.

to be safe.. try.. 225/35/18.

good luck.

EH2DX

well, it also depends on how low the car is and what offset the rims are.
also, 225/40/18 will slow your car down. it's a known fact. even if the weight of the rim is the same as stock.