225/45/17 worth it?

[ARunto]

well i currently have 215/40/17's on my wheels since thats what they came with but with the bad roads here in kansas city i plan on going back to oem size or even 225/45's. for those that have the 225's is it worth the extra price?

[mp3moose]

will 225's fit on stock wheels?

[SuperSpud]

yes, 225's will fit easily on stock wheels.. but 225-45-17's will rub.... if you cut the fender wells, and get spacers you will be fine.. but besides that, it wont work... several ppl have tried

[Tommy1005]

you could try 225/40 Nitto 555's I it's the same height as stock and a little wider, so there shouldn't be any rubbing issues with them.

[03Speed]

i had 225/45/17 on my msp, completely slammed and it was fine. It did rub a little bit when i raised the car back up, but just roll the fenders and u wont have a problem at all.

[SuperSpud]

wait, you had no problem when you slammed it, but you did when you raised back to stock height?

[SherbertRocket]

discreetspeed has 225s and no rubbing

[03MSPRO]

i had 225/45/17 on my msp, completely slammed and it was fine. It did rub a little bit when i raised the car back up, but just roll the fenders and u wont have a problem at all.
why are you telling people to rub the fenders? it is on the inside that it will rub. It is the plastic that needs to be trimmed.

[03MSPRO]

discreetspeed has 225s and no rubbing
It depends on the tire. NOT all 225/45/17 tires are the same. Azenis 225/45/17 will rub. Other 225/45/17 might be fine. I am planning on getting Kuhmo 712 225/45/17. They might not be the best tire, but their price makes uo for it at $78 per tire.

[CarlM2]

Just started a thread on the Fuzion tires that are rubbing on my car... where were you guys w/ all this experience a couple of weeks ago? I had only found 1 person with this size and he had no problem... argh.

[03Speed]

wait, you had no problem when you slammed it, but you did when you raised back to stock height?
Sorry i wasnt making an sense.

The car did rub when i was lowered, it was that bad, just rub the fenders a little bit.

When the car was stock (not sure it if was or not, i just raised it up quite a ways) it still rubbed a little bit.

I said to roll the fender because the tires rubbed right on the metal part just inside the wheel well. It was tearing up my tires; so I rolled them and it was fine. It probably rubbed there because my car most likely wasnt completely raised to stock level.

[KyRaceFan]

+55mm offset is the gayest thing yet on my msp...

[BlueWolfCry]

when you roll the fenders you increase the space in the well.why are you telling people to rub the fenders? it is on the inside that it will rub. It is the plastic that needs to be trimmed.