quick question:

i want to get some 225/45ZR16's for my LX, is 225 to wide?? or will they fit?? the car is not lowered.

also they are BF Goodrich KDW2 at a very good price so i'm hoping they will with without rubbing at all...is anyone else running a tire this size??

thanks in advance
corey



Modified by mooseheads36 at 12:06 PM 3/23/2007

 

no one knows if 225/45/16's are going to rub on a stock height LX??

i also need to know if a 225 tire will fit on the stock alloys??

 

KDW is as follows
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com....html

225/45/16 can fit on rims from 7-8.5 width as noted in the above link.

your oem tires are
Original Equipment 205/55-16 as per tirerack, i think with the 225/45 they will be too low profile and "chubby"

 

my stock tires are 205/55/16

thanks for the info man, i appreciate it, i know nothing about this kind of stuff so i appreciate any help i can get

 

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thanks for the info man, i appreciate it, i know nothing about this kind of stuff so i appreciate any help i can get

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also keep in mind that even if it fits it could possibly affect your speedo'

google up Miata tire calculator.

Also check on Vulcantire.com maybe they have the KDW for your stock size
discounttire.com price matches as well.

 

As per miata tire calculator:

Old tire:
Sidewall: 4.4"
Radius: 12.4"
Diameter: 24.9"
Circumference: 78.2"
Revs/Mils: 811

New tire:
Sidewall: 4"
Radius: 12"
Diameter: 24"
Circumference: 75.3"
Revs/Mils: 841

spedo reading will be 3.6% too fast
when reading 60mph i will actually be going 57.8mph


would this cause problems do you think??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mooseheads36 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As per miata tire calculator:

Old tire:
Sidewall: 4.4"
Radius: 12.4"
Diameter: 24.9"
Circumference: 78.2"
Revs/Mils: 811

New tire:
Sidewall: 4"
Radius: 12"
Diameter: 24"
Circumference: 75.3"
Revs/Mils: 841

spedo reading will be 3.6% too fast
when reading 60mph i will actually be going 57.8mph


would this cause problems do you think??</TD></TR></TABLE>

3.6% difference is minimal to some and astronomical to others

what is the deal your getting on the tires?

 

a friend of mine got them for his neon a year ago and found out they were too wide (went from 195's to 225's), so he bought a set of 205's for his car and now they are just stacked up in his garage...they only have like 500km on them and he wants $500CAD for them, he paid $1300 for them last year...

tirerack.com wants $755 tax in+shipping for them