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It's all about tolerances...
The guy making your car bodywork that day had a +/- tolerance to hit, as did the tyre guy.
Everything going to the - on the tolerance would allow a little more tyre, everything going to the + means less tyre
Using tyre calculator from here
I have 205/40R17s which are ~596mm diameter. I get some rubbing with a load in the back and going over bumps.
The original wheels, 205/50R15s are ~586mm and are perfect - that few mm makes all the difference on my car...
Once I get the tyres worn enough I suspect I'll see the rubbing disappear on the 17s
Your tyres are same as my 17s -> 596mm. So on my car they would definitely rub - but maybe not on yours.
If your worried about it you could drop to 195/50s
The guy making your car bodywork that day had a +/- tolerance to hit, as did the tyre guy.
Everything going to the - on the tolerance would allow a little more tyre, everything going to the + means less tyre
Using tyre calculator from here
I have 205/40R17s which are ~596mm diameter. I get some rubbing with a load in the back and going over bumps.
The original wheels, 205/50R15s are ~586mm and are perfect - that few mm makes all the difference on my car...
Once I get the tyres worn enough I suspect I'll see the rubbing disappear on the 17s
Your tyres are same as my 17s -> 596mm. So on my car they would definitely rub - but maybe not on yours.
If your worried about it you could drop to 195/50s