225/45's or 225/50's fit on stock 15 alloys?

[Six10Styles]

time for a new set of tires, and i picked up a set of jic coilovers (gotta get rebuilt, anyone know of a place that does it?), so time to get low. fenders are rolled a little in the rear, never had a prob in the front when i had 225/45/18s, so i should be fine, i'll roll them if necessary.

225/50/15s are closer to the correct speedo reading, but 45's sidewalls look better, I'll prolly go w/ the 50s (like 1.4% off at 60mph or sumthin).

Have any of you guys ran 225's on the stock 15s? i like how 225 looks on BD's, and dont wanna go smaller.

ARE THEY TOO WIDE TO FIT THE RIM?

i have a set painted gold, looks real jdm lol

i know sumone on here already knows.

[Huffer]

ARE THEY TOO WIDE TO FIT THE RIM?


HOW WIDE IS THE RIM?

[Six10Styles]

parts list says 15x6, if they are too wide, anyone know whats the widest size i can run?

[impreza_GC8]

A 225 width tire will "bubble out" slightly on a 6.5" wide OEM 16" WRX rim, I've seen it for myself. A 7" rim is the narrowest that I would comfortably put a 225 width tire. Once you make a tire "bubble out" like that you make it prone to tire squirm which makes it less effective at maintaining a stable contact patch under hard cornering when compared to a tire with a narrower but "more proper" width.

[Huffer]

if the rim is 6" wide, go no wider than 215.

[jey]

You can't ignore the sidewall height either, the taller the sidewall the fatter the tire you can run for a give wheel width. 225/50 is probably at the limit of a 15x6 wheel but 225/45 is going to make your tire installer curse.

On the other end of the spectrum the GMC van I drove had a 15x6.5 wheel and the stock tire size is 235/75/15, totally fine because of the ridiculous 75 series sidewall.

[dodik]

stock 00-04 outbacks use 16x6.5 rims with 225/60 tires

[rougeben83]

the taller the sidewall, the more "play" you have with how wide you can go for a certain width rim. You need a taller sidewall anyway for your 15" wheels, a 215/60/15 or 215/55/15 would be a better choice. The 60 is closer to the stock tire size, but the 55 is slightly better for acceleration (shorter effective gearing).

[Six10Styles]

damn, thanks guys. 225s look sick on bd/bgs from the front/rear, but, i guess 215s not that bad. looks like they'll be winter wheels w/ 215s. maybe i can find sum steal of the century on sum tru jdm aftermarket wheels for summertime. so a 7.5 rim would be my best bet w/ that tire width. anyone have pics of 16s w/ coilovers and/or 17's w/ coilovers? i wanna get low, but not stupid low, sumthin i can still have sum fun w/ :smt029

anyone know if any companies make a 15 X 7.5 rim? that would work rite?

[Huffer]

damn, thanks guys. 225s look sick on bd/bgs from the front/rear, but, i guess 215s not that bad. looks like they'll be winter wheels w/ 215s. maybe i can find sum steal of the century on sum tru jdm aftermarket wheels for summertime. so a 7.5 rim would be my best bet w/ that tire width. anyone have pics of 16s w/ coilovers and/or 17's w/ coilovers? i wanna get low, but not stupid low, sumthin i can still have sum fun w/ :smt029

anyone know if any companies make a 15 X 7.5 rim? that would work rite?

if you're using these for winter then you wanter narrower tires anyway. Wide tires on a slippery surface = no control. Think of an iceskater.

[Six10Styles]

ahhhh, good to kno, thnx

[WESTcoast]

Do you have any pictures or have seen any pictures of that size tire on a BD im somewhat in the market for new tires/rim package. But i would like to see it none the less!

[Six10Styles]

i'm looking for a 15X7.5 rim now so i'll let u kno once i get it all set up n situated w/ coilovers

[Six10Styles]

or 15x7

[mike-tracy]

15x7? Is that like a drift or drag size rim?

[Six10Styles]

pretty much, look sick for autocross 2 they have a few sets on ebay, nuthin i like yet tho