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[m0rmh]

Cani fit 225 50 17 on to rims which have 235 45 17 cheers

[GaryC2.5td]

yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit

[m0rmh]

yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit

Cheers, may go 235 with bigger side wall or dump the 17 rims and put 16s on,  I don't really like low profiles

[alank46]

The 50 series tyre will have a taller sidewall, not smaller.

yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit

[GaryC2.5td]

there is very little in the difference i have 225 on 17s and its very comfortable

[Kevin Wood]

Remember the profile is a percentage of the width.

Personally, I don't think it's worth it when you consider that you'd have to declare that as a modification to your insurance company. If changing the spec. all, use something that was an original fitment, such as the 16" Omega rims with standard tyres.

[car5car]

Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

[Shackeng]

yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit

Cheers, may go 235 with bigger side wall or dump the 17 rims and put 16s on,  I don't really like low profiles

I've just taken the 17's off my 3.2 and put on 16's for the same reason

[dbug]

Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

Level ground, same pressures, same load rating??   Same degree of wear? 

[Andy B]

yes you can but you will have a slightly smaller tyre wall. and a 10 mm narrower tyre but they will fit

Cheers, may go 235 with bigger side wall or dump the 17 rims and put 16s on,  I don't really like low profiles

But you'd still be fitting 'low profiles' to the 16" rims  A 16" rim takes a 225/55 which is still 'low profile' just not quite as much as the 45 of the 17" I fitted facelift 17" rims to my MFL Elite instead of the 16", you can tell a difference, but the difference isn't huge.

[Broomies Mate]

I loved the 16" wheels fitted to the MFL Elite.

HATE HATE HATE the stupidly low profile 17" 235/45/17 fitted to the FL.

In fact, I'd even consider swapping a reasonably decent set of F/L Slabsided Alloys for a good set of MFL Elite Alloys with decent tyres! 

[Shackeng]

I loved the 16" wheels fitted to the MFL Elite.

HATE HATE HATE the stupidly low profile 17" 235/45/17 fitted to the FL.

In fact, I'd even consider swapping a reasonably decent set of F/L Slabsided Alloys for a good set of MFL Elite Alloys with decent tyres! 

 

[Andy B]

I loved the 16" wheels fitted to the MFL Elite.

HATE HATE HATE the stupidly low profile 17" 235/45/17 fitted to the FL.

In fact, I'd even consider swapping a reasonably decent set of F/L Slabsided Alloys for a good set of MFL Elite Alloys with decent tyres! 

The car's sitting on just 1/2" less of rubber. I could feel a difference when I putt he 17" rims on,, but not massively so.

I weighed my MFL Elite rims in, nobody seems interested in them

[car5car]

Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

Level ground, same pressures, same load rating??   Same degree of wear? 

Level ground, same pressure, don't know load rating and wear. Different new tires have different tread height.

[dbug]

Different (same size) tires have different height. I measured about 10mm difference between pavement and lower point of a rim.

Level ground, same pressures, same load rating??   Same degree of wear? 

Level ground, same pressure, don't know load rating and wear. Different new tires have different tread height.