I was wondering on few things....I Currently have 205/45/16 and it clears the fenders easily front and rear with a 1.5 inch drop. I have a offset of +38(16x7). I was wondering if anyone uses a 215/45 or 225/45 on a 16 with same settings? i know I would have to roll the rear fenders.

But my concerns are....would it rubb when turning? And, should I stick with the same size(205/45) or should I go 215/45?

I have a 99 Civic Coupe

I have the choices of these tires.

BS RE750(205/45)
YH AVS ES100(205/45 or 225/45)
Toyo Proxes4(205/45 or 215/45)

I'm leaning towards in the order from top to bottom.

 

anyone?

 

Yeah you're really going to just have to test fit and find out. The odds of someone having the same setup will be unlikely and every car will have a different stance regardless.

But when you're increasing the width, your sidewall is also going to increase. Right now you have a 92.25mm sidewall height, from bead to top of tread. If you increased to a 215 you're going to have a 96.75mm and a 225 would net a 101.25mm difference. If you can somehow measure it, check to see if you can spare a extra 4mm (I'm sure you can) or even a spare 9mm. That would be the only sure fire way of knowing. But also, unless you've got some super-stiff race springs, your car will roll and that gap in between will decrease, possibly resulting in a rubbing situation.

But if it's working fine, why not just stay with what works.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Joebroni &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah you're really going to just have to test fit and find out. The odds of someone having the same setup will be unlikely and every car will have a different stance regardless.

But when you're increasing the width, your sidewall is also going to increase. Right now you have a 92.25mm sidewall height, from bead to top of tread. If you increased to a 215 you're going to have a 96.75mm and a 225 would net a 101.25mm difference. If you can somehow measure it, check to see if you can spare a extra 4mm (I'm sure you can) or even a spare 9mm. That would be the only sure fire way of knowing. But also, unless you've got some super-stiff race springs, your car will roll and that gap in between will decrease, possibly resulting in a rubbing situation.

But if it's working fine, why not just stay with what works.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I went today and sticked with the same size of 205/45/16 YH AVS ES100. The 215 or 225 will work only if it's a "40 series." And also minor fender roll. But it fits nicely without any concern.

But bad news. I found out 1 of my rim is badly bent. This sux. Now I have to go find the same size rims(a set) and offset to replace them. Any recomenations? I was thinking the FN01R-C(black polish) or something.