Will it rub?
I have an option of trading them with my 215/40-16's. Tried the car with the 17's and it actually felt smother and less rough og the road. The car with 17's also has eibach progressive springs while mine are stock. Does the progressive springs provide this "softer ride?" (if you can call it soft.)
Advice, suggestions?

 

It depends on the offset of the rim. I wouldn't go lower than a 40 series tire if I was you (unless you like replacing bent rims)

Progressive springs will "feel" softer than a linear spring in the first few centimeters of compression - but then as compression increases - the progressive spring will become exponentially stiffer.

 

They are OZ racing wheels by the way.
They are not known to bend easily are they?

 

smoother on low profile 17"´s ?? then u must have been driving on some hard tires on the 15"´s.
Sick of 17´s, putting the lightweight stock 15´s back on tomorrow

 

I was under the impression that 225's will rub on either the fender lip or the trailing arm (they are THAT big), depending on the offset.

 

It depends on the tire manufacturer. I have 225/40s on my car which is lowered and have noticed no body or suspension rubbing whatsoever.

 

Any idea on how wide 225/50/15 032R's actually turn out to be?

 

The car they are sitting on now has a "rolled" (or whatever you call it) inner fender, but it is also lowered 1". Not sure about the offset, but they are cmpletely flush with the fenders, if not a touch outside.

Stay away from them then?

 

Those suckers are really really wide

I've seen them on Porsche 944's but I doubt you can get them to fit on an Integra

 

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I had 225/35/17 on 8.5x17 offset 30mm rims. The fenders are pulled hard and some metal was welded on too. I got rid of this riceboy setup and I´m waiting now for some Volk te37 in 8x16. I will put a 225/45/16 on it. I want to have a bigger sidewall and this big tire to bring my turbo power to the ground.