got the chance of a set of 17" alloys for my 850 car has 205/55/15s but the new alloys have 225/45/17 and 235/45/17 tyres will these fit or will i get serious tyre rub

 

You will have some rubbing but to what extent is unsure. It all depends on suspension and the quality of it.

 

A little tire rub will be worth the better look on the car.

 

What year is you 850?

Can you post a pic of your car and the wheels?

Do you own a torque wrench?

If you have easy access to the wheels, bring a torque wrench and a jackand torque to81 foot pounds-,ask the owner(first) of them if you can test fit them andperform a testrun, with him along for the ride,so that you can test thefit lock to lock andto the freeway for the on ramp and off ramp lean test to listen for rub. Obviously you won't have the radio playing as that is not what your are doing this for.

Check the fender clearance and if all is well then go for it andgolook cool [sm=smiley20.gif]Those wheels do not sound any larger than you could get as a standard upgrade from the factory/dealer.

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225 depends on the tires and your car. Some tires will rub all the time, some only at full lock.

235 is going to rub without any modification without a doubt.

 

thanks for all the replys guys my car is a 1996 850cd,wheels are off a c70 so will fit tires look like a problem tempted to buy the wheels and buy other tires,pity all tires are like new ,cant try them on have to get them posted to me ,has any body fitted 225/45/17 all round ,can get the wheels,tires,bolts £200,$400 posted

 

Thats a prettty good price.

 

That's a very nice price.

I have 225/45/17 mounted all around on my car. My car sits very low to the ground and when i took off the tires the other week, I noticed very very little rubbing in the wheel well. I rarely go full lock but It doesn't seem to rub much.

Another thing to note is that my tires have a 94 sidewall weight rating which means they're pretty stiff tires too, but as I said, it really depends on the tires (different tires have different shapes) and how your car sits.