i have s lite wheels and was thinking of putting 225/45/17 or even 235/45/17 tires would they fit the car is lowered and has adjustable camber any suggestions

 

Everytime you go wider, you have to go down in profile,
or your gear ratios will be completely off

example:
205/45x17
next step is 215/40x17 or 215/45x17
some people run a 225/45x17 but thats a little tall

if you want to go 225/235 and have the same gear ratios,
you will have to find a tire in 35 or 30 profile

another thing to keep in mind factory wheels are 7" wide
designed for 205 or 215,
a 225 or 235 is appropriate on a 7.5 or 8" wheel

hope this helps

 

I'm curious as to whether 225/45s would fit myself.

In my case I don't care about the gear ratios - on my MINI they're too optimistic by about 9%, so larger tires would simply help them be more accurate.

 

225/40/R17's are half an inch shorter then stock. While they will throw the speedo a little off, they will help the gearing out a bit.

225/45/R17's are 1/10" taller. You probably will have slight rubbing issues with stock offset rims (et +50).

I was able to run 225/50/16 slicks on +42 offset rims with no rubbing except on extreme cornering where it scuffed the lower control arm paint. These tires are .5" taller then stock.

 

On the street I run a 225/45/17 on ET40 wheels. I have rubbing in the rear if carrying a heavy load and hit a moderate bump. Hope that helps.

FYI - my sig pic is my AX set up, which is 215's on a 16" wheel, but check my gallery for pics with the 225's on 17's.

 

Has anybody who's trimmed their rear wheel wells taken pictures when they were doing it? I got, from tire-rack (in no way, their fault, IMO) 215-45-17 Avons, which are awesome). But they did start scraping right away. I took it up to Eric at Helix, who gave me a rear sway bar (it did fix the problem around corners) and showed me the one place in the wheel well that I should worry about damaging the tire.

I didn't mind the scraping (just over big bumps or at high speeds or on terrible Philly roads) until I tried to put 4 people into the car a week ago, and it scraped the whole way to dinner. Now I'm thinking I should fix it so I don't scare my friends.

My garage is cold (not heated) and public, so I'd rather not spend a whole afternoon cursing under my car, and was hoping someone might be able to show (in words or pictures) the way so I can take care of it quickly and efficiently. Is there anything behind the plastic that I should watch out for? How is the outer plastic wheel arch attached to the car, and is removing the wheel well going to loosen it?

Thanks.