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Old 08-20-2005, 03:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I need some help;

I'm going to get a set of steel rims and dedicated winter tires for my new 6.

Currently there are 215/55 -17s on the stock mag rims. I have access to an almost new set of Blizzak 225/55-16's for next to 1/3 the new price.

Does anyone know if the 225's would be fine or would they cause rubbing on a full turn ? I am guessing that the extra 10 mm of width should be easily compensated by the decrease of 1" in the height going from 17s to 16s.

Any advice appreciated.

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Old 08-20-2005, 09:10 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Need more info to answer your question. What's the offset of the 16" wheel?
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Old 08-21-2005, 10:05 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Need more info to answer your question.* What's the offset of the 16" wheel?
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Good question since I don't have the wheels yet. Let me put it this way then, what type of wheels do I need to accomodate the 225/55-16s ?

Thanks for your reply.

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