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Originally Posted by CargoBoatTails
Well bigger tires can cause premature wheel bearing wear and damage wheel wells, especially if you go wider. For instance, if you have a 245/45/17 you shouldn't go to a 255/45/17, you should go to a 235/50/17, kind of like Porsche does now and Lotus use to.
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ANd driving with your windows down in the rain will eventually mildew your carpet.......
(but we are smart enough to know that)
I can't think of one person in the 4 yrs I've been here who put on a taller tire that rubbed the wheel well.
Why?
Because the idea is to put a tire that is SLIGHTLY larger diameter and DOES NOT RUB!!!!!
And as a factual note: when I used TIRERACK.com recommended installer, they actually ordered a larger diameter tire and tried it out beforehand to make sure it didn't rub the wheel well.
Please show PROOF of someone here suffering premature wheel bearing wear.
Again, a slightly oversized tire MIGHT weigh 1-2 lbs more that the size it replaces. There is plenty of over-engineering in wheel bearings to handle that slight increase.