Evening people,

Just a quick question about tyre sizes. I have just purchased some 18" wheels. Now then, I have priced up some tyres (Eagle F1's) and I'm thinking of getting 225/35/18. Now with the car lowered 35mm from standard, will these rub at all? Has anyone else got this setup and can tell me how they find them?

Thanks,
Chad.

 

Classic or new age?

 

Oops. Sorry bout that. It's a MY00 classic.

Chad.

 

I ran 225/40/18 Eagle F1's on my MY99 RB5 for a short while without any rubbing. I have OE dampers with Eibach Pro-kit springs. Now running 215/35/18's after I trashed two of the Goodyears.

 

Cool, thanks for that. What did the Eibach springs lower it by?

 

i thought the widest you could go on a classic was 215 before you got wheel arch foul?

perhaps you should go fo a 40 profile or you could be in for a bumpy ride with 35s

 

They will definately rub in the rear arches if lowered so much

You might get away on an unlowered car - but its borderline with 225/35/18 - they also tramline a lot more, are more expensive also and thats why most people opt for 215/35/18

 

Hmmm. The wheels are 18" x 7.5" I think. Would 215's be wide enough? I want to get it right cause the tryes are costing an arm and a leg. If I had 215/35/18 instead, would I be able to lower it by 35mm without any rubbing??

Thanks so far guys.

Chad.

 

Sorry, Eibachs lowered the car by 25mm.

I have 215/35/18's on my Prodrive/OZ's and they are a 18x7.5" wheel. The tyre fitter did say that the previous 225 tyre was a better fit and that the 215 Hankooks I have stretched a little. It hasn't caused me any problems though.

Stefan

 

Same size as mine
215/35/18 is fine on this size

Strangely the 215/35/18 can be marginally better fit depending on tyre brand - yes I know its bizarre - Toyo's at 215 seemed to be slightly better fit than Falkan FK451..........................

 

Prodrive recommend 225/35/18 for P1 so think it should be the same for all classics.

 

At -40mm 215`s rub on the rear mate, had to remove rubber arch trim and trim arch itself to be perfect-front doesnt rub at all though.

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Hi,
Lovin the car mate. Looks similiar colour to mine. I will probably be lowering mine by 30mm so would think it'll be ok. Should be getting my tyres in the next 3-4 weeks so running out of time to make a final decision. My biggest problem is, everyone has a different opinion on what SHOULD be ok and what WILL be ok. Overall diameter is only going to be around 0.6% different.