I would like to get the tallest/widest tire I can fit on a 16" rim for my crx. I would like to know if a 225/50-16 would fit?

 

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No they wont fit in, too wide,
I have 14/60/205 and they hit fander, on the rare they are ok,

 

you could, the last post is tottaly wrong i have 215 50 17 on my car and have no rub i would go with 215 50 16

 

it all depends on your wheel offset and how low your car is...

 

I figured it might. The car came with enkei rims. I don't have any idea what the offset is though. It has 205/40-16 tires on it right now

 

this is cool, I was just going to ask if 215/45/16 will rub. I guess its all about offset and how low you are.

 

I just found out that I have the enkei rs6 rims which are a 16x7 38mm offset. The car has a 1-1/2" drop. Do you guys sill think they will fit?

 

try to keep in mind that the heaviest part of a wheel and tire combo is the tire. The further you push the weight away from the axis the more you hurt the performance aspect of the wheel tire combo.

slower acceleration, longer breaking distances, fuel consumption, etc.

 

Well I think I don't really have to worry about the acceleration part because it already has 225whp+ and will have more soon. I would just like I tire that will hookup fairly well on the street.

 

205/40R16 is the mathematically correct tire size for a 16" rim on a 88-91 Civic/CRX.

its the closest match to the OEM size.

 

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I run 205/40/16, with a 38mm offset, and no rubbing even on sharp turns, but my crx is not slammed either, it's got about 1 inch left to drop, and that helps. Needless to say a good set of coilovers not only give you a nice ride, but flexiblity for height chances/wheel combinations.

 

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No. Way too big in diameter. I am running 225/45-15s which are 2 inches smaller in diameter, and they barely clear the fenders and the control arms with 7" +40mm wheels.

Stick with a 205/40 for 16" wheels.