205/65/15 or 215/70/15 on Empi 5's or ??....

Nevada51

I was planning on running 205/65/15's on Empi 5's on the rear of my lowered oval. Am I going to run in to rubbing problems on the inner fenderwells? If not, what about 215/70/15's? If the 205's will rub, what size is suitable to get a meaty looking tire on the rear?

Any help appreciated. Smile

hpw · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 5:28 am Post subject:

See if this web site can help you. Compare your existing tires to what you

want to go with and it will tell you if your clearances will work or not.

http://www.wheelsmaster.com/rt_specs.jsp
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BigHerc · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

215/65/15's on 5's no rubbing, might be a problem if you went really low but still room to go lower than this

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vw.junkie · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:58 am Post subject:

205/70 no rubbing.

BrockGrimes · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 10:21 am Post subject:

225/60/15 on the back they are close to rubbing on the outside if it was dropped in the rear.

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hermie66 · Samba Member Joined: September 10, 2007 Posts: 76

205/70 on empi 5's lowered 1 click, no rubbing at all. Hope this helps.[/img]

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hpw · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject:

That is what this web site is for Wink

I thought it was a good site also.
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Fattie · Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject:

215/60r15 on 15x5.5

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Fattie · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

BTW: from your question it sounds like you dont fully understand tire sizing...

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fatalifeaten · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject:

Since you asked about 5 spokes.

225/60's down 2 outers out back. no rub. You should be able to clear 205's or 215's on 5 spokes all day long.

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lurkinstock · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject:

205/65/15 no rubbing at all

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oldbugs · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

^^^^^^

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Fattie · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:15 am Post subject:

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Nevada51 · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:56 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the replies - reckon I'll go with 205/65/15's to be sure re rubbing.

BigHerc: Love that color and the rear tires look perfect Smile

VW.Junkie: Nice Aussie beetle - rre in your part of the world.

Lurkinstock: Shocked


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