[Miata] Anyone running 225/45 - 15 tires ?

[Keith Tanner]

The ride height of the car is irrelevant. You'll rub at maximum
compression, and the static ride height doesn't affect that. Different
bump stops, different length springs or altered shock mounts - now
that will cause rubbing.

There's a plastic protrusion in the wheelwell that's usually the first
thing to hit.

On 4/16/07, Chris Klein <cjklein67 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> There is a seam on the inside of the fenders that the Spec Miata guys
> roll...
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> Chris Klein
> www.thedigitalperspective.com
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Simon Whitworth <pswhitworth at gmail.com>
> To: Keith Tanner <keith at miata.net>
> Cc: Miata.net Newslist <miata at realbig.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 11:02:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Miata] Anyone running 225/45 - 15 tires ?
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> On 4/16/07, Keith Tanner <keith at miata.net> wrote:
> > The big tires should fit. They're wide, but stock diameter. Keep in
> > mind that 1999-05 cars can swallow bigger rubber than the earlier
> > cars.
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> I'm a 97 with GCs set fairly low. If they were to rub, where would
> they most likely rub ? (Just so I know where to look should I
> encounter any funny noises).
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> The first time I will use these will be at a track day so I want to
> make sure I am prepared to do emergency fixes in the paddock if
> required. I don't care about full lock, I'm more interested in what
> happens when the suspension compresses under hard cornering.
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> Simon.
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