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Originally Posted by respinozai
Hi Dackelone, I have been thinking on change my tires from 215/245 to 225/255 but i have read on some post that rear tires may be damaged because of the size, same answer i got from Tire Rack, have you ever experienced any issue with your tires? What if the car is overloaded? thanks in advance.
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I would highly recommend the 225/245 or 225/255 setup. Actually the 255 rears are slightly cheaper than 245's! lol That ought to tell you everyone is buying 255's from Michelin!
I have had no problems with rubbing. A few times I have had four people in my car. Once at the Welt this year... I had six! lol But just for one block in the rain.
The 255's fit fine on the 8.5 inch rear wheels. Technically in the wheel guide books... you need a 9" wide wheel for a 255 tire. But we are only talking about 10mm's and it works fine.
The first few days I would hear some tire rubbing from the rear. Only when the suspension went into full swing/compression. Just a tad - nothing bad. Then it stops. No rubbing since that first few days. Was like that with my 2nd rear set of tires. I've driven now over 30K kms on these PS3's and I really love them. 99% of 1addicts seem to agree. Make sure you get the versions with the XL(EL) load rating for a stiffer sidewall.
These are the tires I have:
Michelin PS3 FSL (I think the same as PSS in the states):
225/40ZR18 EL 92Y TL
255/35ZR18 EL 94T TL