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On my 25’ GLI, I’ve upgraded my rims to 8”x18” E40 from stock which is 7.5”x18” E49. On the stock 225/45 tires it’s almost sitting flush with the fenders. I want to upgrade my tires but have doubts regarding which size to use without causing the tire rubbing the fender in corners or when suspension compresses. These are the sizes I’m thinking of:

235/40
235/45
245/40

Car is at stock height and I don’t have plans for lowering it.
The tire I’m getting is Pirelli PZero AS Plus 3 & size wise, I want something in middle for comfort and sportiness, and also having some bulge so the rims are less exposed to curb rash, but main concern is rubbing the fender.
Any advice would be appreciated.

On my 25’ GLI, I’ve upgraded my rims to 8”x18” E40 from stock which is 7.5”x18” E49. On the stock 225/45 tires it’s almost sitting flush with the fenders. I want to upgrade my tires but have doubts regarding which size to use without causing the tire rubbing the fender in corners or when suspension compresses. These are the sizes I’m thinking of:

235/40
235/45
245/40

Car is at stock height and I don’t have plans for lowering it.
The tire I’m getting is Pirelli PZero AS Plus 3 & size wise, I want something in middle for comfort and sportiness, and also having some bulge so the rims are less exposed to curb rash, but main concern is rubbing the fender.
Any advice would be appreciated.

So recently I installed new rims (FAST FC04 & before you start grilling me yes they’re on Hankooks) on my gli and I’ve noticed a couple things: these rims are 0.5” wider (8”) and offset is 40mm vs oem which is 49mm, so they sit more outwards and flush with the car. Before, the car had a wobbly/floating feeling to it but now i feel than even more, specially on high speeds it feels unstable and kinda not glued to the pavement + steering is much more sensitive to all the uneven spots of the road. Now my question is how much of these symptoms are due to tires being Hankook and how much are due to the tires sitting more outwards and flush?