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Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
My rims are dented badly, and I have the option of buying a set of jdm STI wheels off an acquaintance with tires for $500. I just paid almost $1700 for books/subscriptions and I was putting off buying anything for the car until I paid off my tuition and graduation fees, but I need front tires and at least 2 rims in order to continue driving to school and work . I figured for not much more these might be a better investment if the 235/45/17s would fit without rubbing. I'd appreciate anyone with some input.
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
According to the tire size calculator http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...?action=submit
They should be a close size fitment. Now depending on the rims offset and width is where you would find trouble with rubbing. Get a rim that has the correct fitment. |
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
Yes, you'll be fine. Make sure the wheels are 5x114.3, not 5x100.
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
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and I now have 245/45/17s on my Claret without rubbing. You should be fine.
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
your looking at 5mm wider and profile is lower than before so speedo will be slightly out - but will run on SVX no probs.
Useful link for cross matching tyres and rims http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp cheers bruce |
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
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The tire is about 1/2" TALLER than the stock tire and will be harder/harsher on your transmission by slightly changing the final drive ratio... Since my Claret has a MUCH lower first gear ratio because of the 4.44s its not a problem for me.
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www.svxfiles.com The first SuperCharged SVX, the first 4.44 gears, the first equal length headers, the first phenolic spacers, the first Class Glass fiberglass hood, the first with 4, 4.44s in his driveway Fiberglass Hood thread My locker 4.44 Swap link Last edited by svxfiles; 02-18-2010 at 12:37 PM. |
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
Thanks for the info everyone, ideally appreciate it. They're jdm sti wheels, and the offset are Typical of oem wheels, +48 or something. My trans is crap, I'm jet waiting for it to take a dump to do a 4.44 swap or the like. Seems like I chose a bad time to be a SVX owner too, what with AWD closing down and me trying to make ends meet forthe next few months. I think I'm going to be spending a lot of time here in the future.
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
We have stock wheels if you need/want them. Just FYI. I won't have room for them soon.
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
Rapture wheel???
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
is there any logical reason why
rims are measure in inches tyres are metric offset is metric PCD is either imp or metric and we still measure pressure in PSI in metric countries! Last edited by viking64; 02-20-2010 at 09:01 PM. |
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
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The actual numbers are as follows; The 235/45/17 tire will be about 11.9mm taller than the stock 225/50/16 tire, with a spedometer READING 98.1 mph of kph when the vehicle is traveling at an actual speed of 100 mph or kph.
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www.svxfiles.com The first SuperCharged SVX, the first 4.44 gears, the first equal length headers, the first phenolic spacers, the first Class Glass fiberglass hood, the first with 4, 4.44s in his driveway Fiberglass Hood thread My locker 4.44 Swap link Last edited by svxfiles; 02-20-2010 at 09:55 PM. |
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
yes, my bad - I was using 60 instead of 50 profile as the stock tyre and thought that they should be pretty similar in size and realised my mistake.
Mind you even with stock rims I reckon my speedo is not correct - maybe 5 - 10 km under on the highway |
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
Anyone in the US know of companies that can manufacture alloy wheels to order? I'm looking at options of having a set of either 18" or 19" wheels made based on the stock SVX design, albeit in a larger diameter, including the left/right fit.... that way I can maintain the stock appearance, well at first glance anyway.
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Re: Will 235/45/17 rub on the SVX?
A one-off set of wheels is doable, but will be ungodly expensive. I mean stupidly, rediculously, unbelievably expensive. I wouldn't even blink if the quote was over $10,000.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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