anyone using 225/50/15 tires as daily tires? any rubbing if lowered? searched and didn't find anything about it. also, anyone have pics of the tires on a car?

 

do they even make 225 50 15s in a street tire?

 

They do...4doorH22 uses them in that size.

 

yes they do,

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compar...m=1&pagemark=1

you will have to offset them a little more and buy a wider rim

 

doesn't it rub the outside of the fender at some compression if you are lowered?

 

i already have 15x6.5 rims with 42mm offset i think. just wanted to see if any is using them. already have 195/60/15 and deciding between 225/50/15 or 205/55/15.

 

I have 15x7 Kosei K1's, don't know the offset offhand, but they do not rub at all, and that is even on the race track with some serious g forces

 

i run the same kosei k1s. mine are +45 offset.

you will not be able to fit a 225 size tire on a 6.5" rim. *edit* safely anyway


[Modified by exaccord, 5:12 PM 1/16/2003]

 

i thought the recommended size rims for 225/50/15 were 6 to 8 ins.

 

Hey bro,
As far as I know with my Cord the max you can get are 215/45/17......oh wait. You are gonna put 15s on?? Thats small isn't it, why not go with 17/18s??

 

I have 205/55/15 BFG Comp TA's on my 93 Accord. Look good and no rubbing.

 

already have the 15's plus i use my car for work. 17's or 18's would kill me on tires every year.

 

anyone have any pics of 205/55/15 or 225/50/15 on their car?

 

i have 205/55/15's on the 7 spoke EX wheels.

I'm wondering though, anyone get 225/50/15 tires onto 6.5" wide 4th gen Lude VTEC (the lighter non-Si) wheels on an accord? I'm thinking of going the cheap route w/ those wheels... but offset and fitment are a concern.

that link to tirerack shows Yokohama ES100's come in 225/50/15, and $80 a tire!

 

I had(sold) 225/50/15(Yoko AVS Int) on 15x6.5 92 prelude si wheels lowered on Neuspeed Sports, the offset is +55 and no rubbing issues on my 00 lx coupe mostly due to the fact that the wheel is so short. Tires did tend to bubble out while running high psi for road racing and made it wear in the middle slighly more than the edges.







[Modified by OEMaccord, 8:48 AM 1/17/2003]

 

How did you acertain that offset?

 

On a 5th Gen Accord i don't think a 225/50/15 on a lude rim would fit. I have 205/50/15 AO32Rs on my Prelude VTEC rims, and there is literally 1mm of clearance between the rim itself and the upper control arm. The tire goes straight up so it doens't rub, but if you put a tire on it that bulged out like a 225, it would most likely rub. It's so close, it has knocked the wheel weights off the my wheels when I put them in the back.

 

Prelude has plenty of clearance.

 

How did you acertain that offset?

Its on the wheel







[Modified by OEMaccord, 6:11 PM 1/17/2003]

 

I dont know if mine say that. Ill check later.

 

thanks for the pic

 

if there is problem clearing control arms you could try -5mm H&R Spacers.

 

Ok, my 92 Si rims do say that, but I have a second set of 94 VTEC swirlies. I doubt they say the offset.

 

whats the weight on those rims?

 

22lbs. a piece i think.