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235/40/17 with stock wheel(black star)

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Old May 9, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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235/40/17 with stock wheel(black star)

Hi
I have another question..My car is R57 S and eibach spring with 5mm spacer
Can I put 235/40/17 tire on stock wheel(17/7j ET48->ET43 now with spacer)?Is there any rubbing?
 
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Old May 12, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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Others may disagree, but I don't think that you should be running 235/40/17 on 7" wide wheels. The recommended wheel width for that tire is 8". That being said, I run 235/40/17 on 7.5" wide wheels and they are fine.

I also run those tires on a heavily lowered R56 with a 37 offset wheel.
 
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