Tires What Size For Stock Supension

[Neonguy95]

Should I stay with the stock 225/50/16 or can I move to a lower profile tire? Then again I don't really want to look like it has a supension lift on it. Maybe just a bigger foot print. Maybe a 245/50/16

Thanks for any help.

[Mischief007]

You'll have to recalibrate the speedo though. If I remember correctly 245 would get you rubbing if you lowered the car in the future. That's my memory telling me, although I could be wrong.

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

245 will only get you rubbing if the offset is too small.

use this http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html to figure out how big you want to go.

You really shouldn't get a lower profile tire with the same size wheels. find some nice 17's or 18's and figure out the tires later.

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by AlbinoMonkeyRat@Oct 6 2005, 10:47 PM
245 will only get you rubbing if the offset is too small.

use this http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html to figure out how big you want to go.

You really shouldn't get a lower profile tire with the same size wheels. find some nice 17's or 18's and figure out the tires later.
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yeah like me, i got 17s with 255/40/17s on eibachs, no rubbing whatsoever.....