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Tire Size on stock rims

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#1 ·
Anyone have 225/60 15 on their stock Rims?
 
#3 ·
has your turning radius / circle been affected by the 225's?

I spoke to the local Yokohama dealer afew weeks ago when i put new 215's on my car, and they said that since the standard rim size is 15 x 7, and the original oem tire was a 205, a 225 is not recommended as it will 'curve' from the bottom (not sit flat on the road). a 225 needs at least a 7.5" size rim to properly fit the tire.

This i would assume is correct as my bmw 740 has a 7.5" rim and 225's on it.

any comments?
 
#4 ·
I don't know but my lowered Jeep Comanche has 235/50 15 on a 15 X 7 rim. I've had over 2000 lbs in the back and never rolled a tire. As for the radius, a 205/65 should have the same radius as 225/60.

Try this link for various tire size calculations:

http://www.dsm.org/tools/tiresize.htm
 
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