what fits and what doesn't

[Mr.Pickles]

235/40R18 on an 18X8 wheel with a 48mm offset rubs on the inside of the rear fender lip with Mazdaspeed springs.


Just sayin.....

[Raider]

Even stock, it will rub if fully loaded with people. I know as I rubbed last weekend, and am looking to roll the fenders soon. Took a month to rub though.

[njaremka]

what is stock size and wheel?

[Mr.Pickles]

18X7 with a 52mm ET

[njaremka]

stock tire size is what, 215/45?

[Mr.Pickles]

you got it

[njaremka]

wow, mazda didn't leave much room in there then, did they.

have you checked out this calculator yet? http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp
i used it to find out what size tire i could run on my protege with the FD wheels. very helpful. it gives you a visual representation of the wheel and tire, and also tells you where you will need to measure to make sure everything will clear.

[Mr.Pickles]

I did check the calculator and thought I'd be ok. I was RAWONG.

[njaremka]

whoops! sorry about that man. i guess you'll just have to drive the snot out of those tires then, so you can get some new ones

[Mr.Pickles]

way ahead of you!

[rotus]

235/40 on RX-8 18x8 +50et, stock suspension

Rubbed when I went over some RR tracks. Took a noice slice out of the tread near the sidewall. I've been over these tracks planty of times, dunno what was diff this time.