so tonight my friends were arguing about what size tires will fit on my car im looking at 225/45/17 one friend says they will rub the other says they wont the tires will be going on 17x7.5 rotas on an ek coupe help me out here i dont want my tires to rub oh ya its not lowered as of right now but will be on eibach pros think but nothing lower than that

 

they shouldnt rub but will when you lower it. i wouldnt go bigger than 16's on an EK. no rub when lowered

 

It also depends on how far you drop it. I'm dropped about 2-2.25" in the front with 16" Rotas and I don't rub unless I'm cornering and hit a decent size bump. Or when I turn the wheel all the way, it rubs oh so slightly. 225/45/17's won't rub the upper fender well if it's not lowered, but always take into consideration when you're turning the wheels. I'm running 205/45/16 (16x7's) so there's a decent chance it'll rub the inner fender well when you turn, almost guarenteed when you lower it. Even with 1.25-1.5" for the Eibach's, 17's will be pushing it.

 

It will probably rub when you turn the wheels
I would probably go w/ 205/40R17

 

it will will rub on turns... i ran 215/40/17's on 17x7.5 inch wheels. i rubbed a lot with a 1.5 inch drop

 

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I would suggest getting 15's and slamming it . 17's is a little too much, but that is just me.

 

I think they rub when you turn like stated previously. Since you already have 17's just use 205/40/17.

 

It's all about the offset.

 

Ive got 205/40 r17 and about a 2 inch drop and they kept hitting the splash guards but i took them out and it is fine now except for some reason turned all the way in reverse it will scrub the front bumper. Its a tight fit. Looks good though.

 

i am running 225/45/17 tires on 17x8 riax rims. the car is lowered 2.25 inches. i rub alot around sharp turns and on big bumps even if i am going straight. its okay because the car handles great and i guess there are always pros and cons to every modification. plus it looks good.

 

Ha ha, handles Great with that tire rubbing all the time? BS I got 17's too, and when you corner hard and they rub it quickly turns into a crappy handling scary driving machine. Max grip went up, but handling dropped a lot.