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17" Tire Fitment
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 11:19 pm
by brbo
Morning folks,I've gone through all teh archives and tire threads but can not confirm one person that has run a 225/55R17 on their pre '09 Vibe.. I have a screaming deal on tires in that size but want to know if anyone has had this size and what they thought about them,,Thanks for the help, Cheers
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 12:31 am
by ClunkClunk
Sorry I'm no help - 215/50R17 on mine.
Re: 17" Tire Fitment (brbo)
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 1:00 pm
by dragon64
225/ 45-17 would be the correct equavelent size to the stock size. A 55 series tire would be over diameter
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 12:00 am
by brbo
I've used the calculator I know the variations that I can use - I'm wondering if the 225/55 fits ??
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 2:56 am
by Sublimewind
It'll fit fine.. It'll be tall though...
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 4:38 am
by brbo
Really with no rubbing inside the wheel well ?? Have you tried these tires ??
Re: (brbo)
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 11:27 pm
by HighMileVibe
It has just as much to do with the wheel offset in regard to rubbing as to the tire size. Best bet is to use the tire size calculator spreadsheet I made below and measure your current tire tightest fit point. You can then figure out if the larger tire still has room to fit.The 225/55 17 IS 7.0% larger than the stock size. Which will result in a 7% LOWER speed indication and mileage accumulation. You mpg relative to your trip odo will appear to have dropped by this same 7% though you gain a little back with the effectively 7% taller gear ratio.
Attached files wheel_tirecalculator.xls (26.5 KB)
17" Tire Fitment
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 11:30 pm
by brbo
Morning folks,I've gone through all teh archives and tire threads but can not confirm one person that has run a 225/55R17 on their pre '09 Vibe.. I have a screaming deal on tires in that size but want to know if anyone has had this size and what they thought about them,,Thanks for the help, Cheers
Re: 17" Tire Fitment (brbo)
Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:27 am
by ~MRVIBE2006~
It seems that the tire size that you have a great deal on is possibly too big for your application. Look and use the tire size calculator sticky at the beginning of this forum and calculate the size and you'll see that its 7% too big. You can also have the tire installer test fit the tires for you and if they fit with no clearance issues, then go for it. But I would shy away for a tire that too big regardless if your getting a good deal on them or not. Plus bigger tire equal lower MPG also.