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Originally posted by AKADriver
I just threw out the 225/45-17 as a specific example. 225/40-18 works too for the sake of discussion. A 225/40-18 tire on an 18" wheel will not cause the car to sit higher. [/B]
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Okay, that sentence WAS a little generalized. But how do you figure a 225/40R18 doesn't raise the car?
When I got my rims I wanted to see just how much higher the car would be so I measured it before and after. The car went higher by almost 2"! Not only that but just look at a 240 stock 15" and one with the specified 18" and you wil DEFINITELY notice the raise. Also the car no longer scraped on ANYTHING! wheras, my N1 muffler would scrape with the 15" all the time!
Oh wait now that I think about it, my old wheels were 195/50R15, so that would explain my raise in height, DOH! But I'm sure the 18" would raise the car at least 1" from 195/60R15.
Anyways, with all that being said, original poster, do what you want! I'm done.