Question about sidewall tire size

Goku9384 · 12-26-2012, 05:21 PM

Current my fronts are 225/40/19. If I were to get 225/35/19 will this increase the gap from the tire to the fender or will it decrease.

VTEC_THIS · 12-26-2012, 05:47 PM

225/35/19 is a smaller sidewall so it will increase the gap, to decrease the gap you would have to do a 225/45

rcsummers · 12-26-2012, 06:28 PM

increase the gap.

a higher sidewall rating means more side wall so less gap, and vice versa.

hassmaschine · 12-28-2012, 03:20 PM

it's a % of the secdion width. so the height of a 225/40 sidewall is 225mm*.4, and the 225/35 is 225mm*.35.

12-26-2012, 05:21 PM	#1
Goku9384 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 50 My Ride: 2003 BMW m3 View My Garage	Question about sidewall tire size Current my fronts are 225/40/19. If I were to get 225/35/19 will this increase the gap from the tire to the fender or will it decrease. __________________

12-26-2012, 06:28 PM	#3
rcsummers Mister TechnoMeister Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Suburbs, NJ Posts: 3,073 My Ride: M3 View My Garage	increase the gap. a higher sidewall rating means more side wall so less gap, and vice versa. __________________ "RICH" EURO.TECHNIKS My Build Thread

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12-26-2012, 05:47 PM	#2
VTEC_THIS Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: West Covina Posts: 71 My Ride: E46 M3 View My Garage	225/35/19 is a smaller sidewall so it will increase the gap, to decrease the gap you would have to do a 225/45

12-28-2012, 03:20 PM	#4
hassmaschine Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ferndale, WA Posts: 198 My Ride: '91 325ix View My Garage	it's a % of the secdion width. so the height of a 225/40 sidewall is 225mm.4, and the 225/35 is 225mm.35.