Tire sizes

[Mayhem_J30]

After having a bent rim and blown tire I ordered a new wheel/tire from tirerack. I wanted a wider tirer so I went from a 215 to a 225. Better load rating and better wear..yada yada.Anyway, at first glance it seems the new wheel/tire combo is a bit taller than the others. I kept the same 45 aspect ratio is where I went wrong. Basically going from 215/45-17 to 225/45-17. Is this going to cause a problem? The new wheel/tire combo has not been mounted. If need be will tirerack help me out we exchanging the tire? It's already mounted.

[Exar-Kun]

well..yeah, its gonna be bigger. its how sizing works bro

225=width from wwidest point of sidewall to widest point45= % of width that the sidewall height is: IE: 215x.45= 96.54mm sidewall, 225x.45= 101.25mm high sidewall

so yes, you did get both a wider and taller tire. if you put one of the new sizes on the car it will cuase a porlbme, like a styrofoam cup rolling around, one end is hat a larger O.D. than the other, more than likely causing a pull problem(and maybe some abs problems...)

you could probably run 225-45-17 all around a be fine....but if the other tires are in good shape, I would just get one with the correct size and such.-chet