g.romay

has anybody installed fatter tires on their stock rims? please post some pics if available, im specially interested in seeing ES wheels with 225 tires, is this possible? will they rub? .

Thanks for any help

RTW EVO

Yes people have put wider tires on their stock rims...

It is possible: yes
Will they rub: no
Is it a good idea: NO!!!

The bottom line is wider tires on a narrow rim is unsafe so don't do it. If you want a wider tired, buy a wider rim. Going the cheap route is usually going the unsafe route.

g.romay

I just came across this in tire rack, its ridiculous how some times when you post questions on forums you get answers from people who have no idea what their talking about, yet they speak completely sure and convinced of their ignorance, i dont get it, why just not answer at all if you dont know? guess its lack of intellect.

turns out i CAN use 225 tires on my stock wheels and it IS within the parameters of the tires, its normal and completely doable, its NOT a cheap rout nor an unsafe one

this is the TIRE RACK quote from their website about "rim with range" each tire has a specific wheel range, hope this is useful to anybody interested and they are not miss guided but ignorant fools with initiative:

"Rim Width Range

Because tires have flexible sidewalls, a single tire size will fit on a variety of rim widths. A tire's rim width range identifies the narrowest to the widest rim widths that the tire is designed to fit. The width of the rim will influence the width of the tire. A tire mounted on a narrow rim would be "narrower" than if the same size tire was mounted on a wide rim. NOTE: Because the overall diameter of a steel belted radial is determined by the steel belts, there is little, if any, change to the overall diameter of the tire due to differences in rim width.

The industry rule of thumb is that for every 1/2" change in rim width, the tire's section width will correspondingly change by approximately 2/10".

For example: a tire in the P205/60R15 size is measured on a 6.0" wide wheel and this size tire has an approved rim width range from 5.5" to 7.5" wide. The tire has a section width of 8.23" (209mm) when mounted on a 6.0" wide wheel. If that tire were mounted on all of the rims within its range, the tire's approximate section width would change as follows:

Difference from Measuring Rim/Rim Width/ Approximate Tire section width
0.5" narrower / 5.5" / 8.03"
Measuring Rim / 6.0" / 8.23"
0.5" wider / 6.5" / 8.43"
1.0" wider / 7.0" / 8.63"
1.5" wider / 7.5" /8.83"

Because of the different wheel widths used in the above example, there is a 8/10" projected difference in tire section width when comparing a tire mounted on the narrowest rim to the widest rim within its range. This may affect fenderwell and frame clearances when selecting optional aftermarket wheel and tire packages

Additionally, some vehicle manufacturers and tire companies have permitted rim widths that are not within the tire's original approved rim width range. For example: BMW has combined 235/40R17 sized tires on 17x7.5" rims (which are 0.5" less than the narrowest 8.0" wide rim listed for the size) on certain M3 models; and Chevrolet has combined P255/50R16 sized tires on optional 16x9.5" rims (which are 0.5" wider than the 9.0" wide rim now listed for the size) on certain Corvette models. While these applications have received the approval of the vehicle and tire manufacturers, staying within the approved rim width range helps assure that the tire's internal stresses are within its design parameters."