uk300 17" alloys with 45 tyres ok on a lowered classic?
 

in follow to a prev post of mine i was asking if fit ok peeps said yes but ofset slightly different? (which way?)

anyway ive just picked them up nice gold rims in good condition good tyres but there 215 45 17

my car is a 96 sti 555 it has 17 " super tourismos but the tyres are 40's, only bought wheels as my tyres are shagged and wheels curbed
i think my cars lowere slightly will i be ok or am i gonna have to re sell these wheels???

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I've got a 1994 WRX which has 17" my03 alloys on it. The tyres are 21/45/17 and the car has been lowered a fait bit on coilovers. I've had no problemas at all with clearance/rubbing, etc, even 4 up.

You should be fine!

Ben

ran the same tyres on my old my99 turbo for nearly 6 months with no problems at all, and had kyb's and eibachs on too. You'll be fine m8, I found the handling a bit "softer" than my previous 40's, but otherwise, no difference.
chris.

oh good i got a llittle paranoid ealier whn i placed a new rim next to the old wheels on the car and it was higher lol


anyone want my old rims for 50 quid ? lol

I'd check with the car up on a jack first and see if there is any rubbing. My car is lowered and has 17" wheels, with 225/40/17's on it - there is about a fag papers clearance between the back 'corner' of the tyre and the suspension - if I put 45's on I'm pretty sure they'd be rubbing.

Looking at your pic, your car looks lowered about the same amount as mine ( has Prodrive suspension fitted ) so its worth checking first.

To some extent it seems to also depend on the make of the tyre as some have different profiles and are more square on the edges. Mine has Bridgestone Potenzas on it at the moment.