stormsubaru

i was wanting to put a set of 225/45/16 on the gc8. is it too wide? will the scrub radius (correct term?) be to big and hit the inner fender on hard cornering? i checked the dia. and it's the same but that doesn't mean anything necessarily. i've been stumped on this for a while so any advice is appreciated.

poormansporsche

Not sure but depending on the wheel offset you might have some rubbing on the struts or fenders. Possibly. But otherwise a 225 should be ok.

cheers

garrett

P1 NUT

iTrader: (1)

Putting that on a 16 will put the rolling circumference way out concidering the oe size is 205/50/16 imho

Andy916

iTrader: (8)

225/45-16 is quite commonly used for trackday tyres on the GC8 (eg. Yoko A048) but typically you need to have the rear arches 'rolled' to prevent rubbing. With standard offset wheels they will clear coilovers; not sure about standard struts.

stormsubaru

thanks andy for the informed response. looks like I'll go for the 205/50/16 just get a more grippy tire.

as far as the circumfrence p1 the 205/50/16 is 75.61 around whereas the 225/45/16 is 75.30 so it's only .31" smaller so it really wouldn't change much it would show that your speedo is going about half a mile faster than actual speed.