and u said i couldnt fit em 9" wide bishes

[Trdkamuri51o]

see not everyone gets it.. and to top this not everyone reads.. im trying to quite understand what "the tire is too small" for that rim means.. i mean does it need to be bulging like a 4x4 or what?? that tire is HUGE on that rim.. it came off a rx330 from what i found out..

as for fitting, i am stretch the rear tire mildly, the rear fender will be rolled this weekend (thank god for 3 day weekends still) as said before im running a 225/45/18 on there rather than those bulky 245/50 series or 235/50 which are ridiculously buldged.. i like shorter sidewalls..

if i wanted performance i wouldnt waste my money on a mazda, sorry folks, sounds harsh but there are sportier cars out there, this is my mod car.. looks good and hauls cargo, doesnt need to go fast, just needs to look good doing what it does..

 

[nehvada]

see not everyone gets it.. and to top this not everyone reads.. im trying to quite understand what "the tire is too small" for that rim means.. i mean does it need to be bulging like a 4x4 or what?? ..

i think its a problem with my limited english, i will try to explain.

the area that has contact with the street (tire tread?) is way smaller than the rim, the rim is too wide for that tire. there are existing specs which show you which tires fits to which rim.

see here (Zustandstabelle):

http://www.reifenwimmer.de/infos.html#11

its german but should be self explaining "minimum, ideal, maximum"

a 225 is made for a 8"(!!) rim, not for 9,5. the rim stretches the side wall in an undesireable manner. this may even cause a damage to the inner steel/nylon components of the tire. my opinion: too dangerous!

if 225 is the max to fit under the fender you should use no bigger rims than 8,5".

in adition to that make sure to stay with the same outer diameter of tire compared to the stock tire. a difference of 5% is acceptable.

lets say you have a 195/55 and want to go wider. the wider the tire is the smaller should be the second number after the "/". this is the percentage of the side wall compared to the tire tread. if you want a 225 you need a 225/45, if you want 245 you need 245/40 or 245/35, etc, etc. all that if you are staying with the same rim diameter.

if the rim diameter goes biger the sidewall needs to become smaller to ensure the same tire diameter. for example if you want to go from 225/45-18 to a 19" rim you might need a 225/35-19 tire. your local tire dealer should have a spread sheet with all measurments.

but aside all this theoretical stuff feel free to fit anything under the car YOU like