Will 225 R-Comps work properly on a 15"x7" wheel?
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What tire? I am shure you can put them on that rim. Have afun doing so and then trying to get them off is going to be more fun. What is recommended by the manufacturer? Do some research. I have been told that 205's are to wide for the 7" rim. Do some research.
Have a great day,
Jared
Have a great day,
Jared
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Yes it'll be fine, 7" is the minimum width tire companies suggest for 225. Or at least that's what I remember from when I researched it, it's been a while. I had 225 toyo proxxes 4's. They worked great and lasted a long time with 5-6 track days, and 20-30k street miles. The grip with them compared to my 185 stock tire/wheel combo was amazing, however there's a noticeable amount of "tossability" lost with the squishier sidewalls. 8" is definitely better but 7" will be fine.
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This is false information.
After 2 years of using 225 45 15s on 15x7s, we opted to finally buy a pair of 15x8s and mount up the 225 45 15s on them (hoosier r6 rcompound tires). The Visible and measured difference of 'contact patch' was between 1/4th and 1/2 inch (closer to 1/2 inch) BUT there was no difference in feel driving on one or the other AND in our case, we did not see better lap times with the 15x8s vs. the 15x7s using the same exact tires. NOTE, however, that in our case the 15x8s wheels were 2 pounds heavier than the 15x7s so that may have helped account for the same lap times for both. (same day, same track, same driver)
#18
This is false information.
After 2 years of using 225 45 15s on 15x7s, we opted to finally buy a pair of 15x8s and mount up the 225 45 15s on them (hoosier r6 rcompound tires). The Visible and measured difference of 'contact patch' was between 1/4th and 1/2 inch (closer to 1/2 inch) BUT there was no difference in feel driving on one or the other AND in our case, we did not see better lap times with the 15x8s vs. the 15x7s using the same exact tires. NOTE, however, that in our case the 15x8s wheels were 2 pounds heavier than the 15x7s so that may have helped account for the same lap times for both. (same day, same track, same driver)
After 2 years of using 225 45 15s on 15x7s, we opted to finally buy a pair of 15x8s and mount up the 225 45 15s on them (hoosier r6 rcompound tires). The Visible and measured difference of 'contact patch' was between 1/4th and 1/2 inch (closer to 1/2 inch) BUT there was no difference in feel driving on one or the other AND in our case, we did not see better lap times with the 15x8s vs. the 15x7s using the same exact tires. NOTE, however, that in our case the 15x8s wheels were 2 pounds heavier than the 15x7s so that may have helped account for the same lap times for both. (same day, same track, same driver)