Tire Size...

[nrowensby]

What's size tires do I need on 17" wheels? Will 225/55/17 fit?

[TheReflex79]

What kind of wheel and how wide is it????

[nrowensby]

17x7.5 with 46mm offset

[TheReflex79]

Any pictures? If they are the similar to a OEM TT fat five rim, tires size is generally 225/45/R17

[Ewok_Fetus]

I fit 235/35/17's on my B6 sport wheels and they ended up rubbing... So I got spacers...

[nrowensby]

[TheReflex79]

Ok, I work for Mercedes, and those are the YAD rims for CL-Class, tire size on a MB would be 225/55/R17.....but I would probably go with 225/45/R17

[djwimbo]

whether it's a 235 or a 225 your overall tire diameter should be ~24.9-25"
225/45R17 or a 235/40R17 are common.

[TheReflex79]

whether it's a 235 or a 225 your overall tire diameter should be ~24.9-25"
225/45R17 or a 235/40R17 are common.

Excellent resource: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[nrowensby]

Yeah... I found a set fairly cheap with brand new 225/55/17's on them, I was wondering if they would fit my a4 with the tires that are on them now.

[TheReflex79]

Your best bet would be to try that link that posted, input your current tire size, then input the size if the tires that you found, and just see what the difference is....if it isn't that drastic, you should be fine.

[onemoremile]

That is a big difference of about 2" in height. I put one of the 225/50-17 up against my Audi and it was a bigger difference than I would have thought. It was about an inch taller and wouldn't have fit with any lowering. I run a 245/40-17 on 17x8 with no problems.

[nrowensby]

That's what I figured... Sucks