Tire Rack has a pretty good system where you can enter your car into their calculator and it will allow you play with different sized tires for fitment. They supposedly test them - can't confirm that. My guess is that going slightly narrower (first number) yet taller would alleviate any clearance issues while turning. I think I'd roll the dice if it were me for a good enough deal. You can always resell them if it doesn't work.
Question about winter tires for my wrx
I'm looking for winter tires for my 2017 WRX Premium, my current tires are 245/40/18.
I found a great deal on some barely used 225/45/18 Bridgestone Blizzaks. My question is, will I run into issues moving up from 40 to 45 on the tire height (middle number in the sequence) if I mount them on 18" rims?
I know it would be best to go down to 17" rims, but the deal on these 18" Blizzaks is so good that I figured I'd at least check to see if its possible to mount 225/45/18 on my wrx.
Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
I found a great deal on some barely used 225/45/18 Bridgestone Blizzaks. My question is, will I run into issues moving up from 40 to 45 on the tire height (middle number in the sequence) if I mount them on 18" rims?
I know it would be best to go down to 17" rims, but the deal on these 18" Blizzaks is so good that I figured I'd at least check to see if its possible to mount 225/45/18 on my wrx.
Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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https://tiresize.com/calculator/
Moving to the 225/45/18 will effectively "gear up" the car by 1.2%.
You shouldn't have any concerns. The 26" circumference is actually what I run in the summer -- 255/40/18
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Moving to the 225/45/18 will effectively "gear up" the car by 1.2%.
You shouldn't have any concerns. The 26" circumference is actually what I run in the summer -- 255/40/18
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