Tallest 17" tire for the CX-5?

[Nessmuk]

I have a CX-5. What is the tallest sidewall I can fit? I'd prefer to stay narrow. I found some sweet wheels. The owner said they were off a CX-90. Very chrome. Very clean. Going to be my summer wheels.

 

[leeharvey418]

The other day you were getting a CX-5?

 

[elementCX5]

I would ask in the CX-50 area of the forum. Or did you mean CX-5?

 

[Nessmuk]

I think I bought a CX50. Honestly I looked at so many online...

 

[Nessmuk]

I meant to say CX-5. It's not a 50, so far as I know. CarMax listed it as a five.

 

[leeharvey418]

So are you looking for the largest diameter tire you can fit in the wheel well? Or the tallest sidewall that matches OE rolling diameter on a 16” wheel?

 

[Antoine]

I meant to say CX-5. It's not a 50, so far as I know. CarMax listed it as a five.

No problem, thread title and post updated...Now back to the topic...

 

[Saskabush]

245/70/R17 (30.5" dia.) is the largest that will fit. 265/65/R17 is the same size, just wider. Recommended to have a 1.5"-2" lift on it. And even then you need to do some minor trimming/melting of the fender liner.

Go with 245/65/R17 (29.5" dia.) if you don't want to lift it.

225 is factory width, but hard to find tires larger than factory in that width and rim size.

 

[Nessmuk]

Thank you. That is super helpful. I'm going to print it and put it in the glove box.

 

[forties]

Are you sure a 30.5" will fit? That seems really tall. Have you tried it?? Sounds like you have from your very specific comments, got any pics??

I have a spare set of 30.5" tires from another car, and I never even thought of trying something like that on a CX-5.

 

[Saskabush]

Are you sure a 30.5" will fit? That seems really tall. Have you tried it?? Sounds like you have from your very specific comments, got any pics??

I have a spare set of 30.5" tires from another car, and I never even thought of trying something like that on a CX-5.

I currently have 30.5" on my 2015 CX-5 right now. With +35 offset wheels there is a minor amount of rubbing at the fender liner on the fronts at full steering lock, but that's it. But I also have a 2" lift on it, I'd imagine the rubbing would be a bit worse at factory ride height. But still nothing a little melting/trimming won't fix. It's only a problem when turning though, full clearance when driving normal.

You can also fit a 30.5" tire in the spare tire location in the hatch, but only just. And requires adding some blocks to raise the cargo floor up a bit due to the wider tire (215 is the narrowest I could find in that size).

I don't have any good pics at the moment. But there are a few guys running the same size and lift on Reddit. Reddit - The heart of the internet

 

[forties]

Nice, looks great. So what you are saying is.. get 25mm offset wheels.