90V6RedHotLuminaEuro Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Good Day All! I have an opportunity to get a great deal on some snow tires... they are 225/55R16. I have 215/60R16 (factory size) tires on my car now. Will the 225/55R16 Tires fit without rubbing? Thanks, John B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 225/60R16 was a stock size as well. they should work. I will point at one contact point I do see on a few cars that you might observe, which is the very inner front of both the front wheel wells... On a few cars I have had to move the inner fender liner forward by 1/2 inch, which required simply undoing one bolt/screw, drilling a new hole, and screwing the bolt/screw back in. that said... go for the tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 225/60R16 was a stock size as well. they should work. I will point at one contact point I do see on a few cars that you might observe, which is the very inner front of both the front wheel wells... On a few cars I have had to move the inner fender liner forward by 1/2 inch, which required simply undoing one bolt/screw, drilling a new hole, and screwing the bolt/screw back in. that said... go for the tires. Hmm. That might explain why when I went with 235 wide wheels, I ended up grinding that inner fender splash guard to the point where it just cut a hole into it. Now even 245 wide wheels don't rub anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BXX Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Good Day All! I have an opportunity to get a great deal on some snow tires... they are 225/55R16. I have 215/60R16 (factory size) tires on my car now. Will the 225/55R16 Tires fit without rubbing? Thanks, John B. 225/55/16 is a smaller diameter tire than the 215/60/16, it's 1/2" smaller diameter to be exact. IIRC, 225/55/16 is the tire size for the bubble style Taurus SHO. Don't think it comes OE on any other car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90V6RedHotLuminaEuro Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Good Day! I got some wheels today. I found them on Craigslist. I paid $140 for the set. They came with some nice American Racing Aluminum Rims. Their Size is 215/55R16 and they fit nicely. Putting them side to side with my old wheels 215/60R16 I couldn't tell any difference... but they don't rub. I got a great deal on some nice tires and rims... and saved some bucks on mounting and balancing... For Reference: http://binghamton.craigslist.org/pts/2650840049.html Enjoy Your Ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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