pmanliu

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All,

I was wondering if the difference between 225/35 and 235/35 is significant enough to protect rims from potholes? I live in NYC and bought 225/35's but am having regrets thinking maybe I should have went with 235/35's.

225/35 = 79MM sidewall
235/35 = 83MM sidewall

Rougly a 4mm difference, not sure if this will help in pothole protection.

Thoughts on if this 4mm will make a drastic difference? or am i doomed for eternity

Thanks!

sleekbrian

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I live in queens and I was running 225/35/19 in the front last year. Personally I was always worrying about hitting potholes to the point where I decided to sell my setup and go back to 18's. I'm pretty OCD though lol. Lots of people run it without worries. I never had any issues, I was just always paranoid.

pmanliu

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Thanks Brian, appreciate all the help you've given me through this whole process. Good to hear about your experience. I may go the 18's route but will need to lower my car more to make it look proper.

Joeb427

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Won't make much difference on a 35 tire.Pot holes will eat 35 series tires.Even 40's...

sleekbrian

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No problem I had the same drop with both my 19's and 18's and I can definitely say I liked the overall look better with 18s. I'm at 25 inches ground to fender, a two inch drop from stock AWD height. I felt the slight gap with the 19's was unsatisfying, however the slight gap with 18s is much more subtle. I think this also has to do with the fact that I have a small lip kit, the GFX rather than a bulkier one. If i could lower 1 more inch, the 19's would have looked great. Unfortunately we have an AWD model

Sffd103

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If you're worried about the wheel is poking out of the tire too much, I don't think it'll be a problem.

Samieee

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It won't make much of a difference. I just blew a 245/40 tire from a pothole in another car.

ohiois350

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Those size won't make any different to protect you from hitting pothole, I have 245-30-20 my rim still bent when hit a pothole, but wider tires would help you from scratch or nick your rims lips when everyday driving, I don't have any scratch on my rims lips but when I hit the pothole one of my rim's lip bent, but no scratch to the lip

CalitriSC

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I have seen wheels with 45 series tires get bent from pot holes. That minimal difference wont really do anything.

laobo979

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It depends on the width of your rims your running of course.

Vossen Wheels

What size wheel is the tire going on? The 235 width will help to protect the wheels/lip a bit more, but as for potholes and poor road surfaces, the 35 sidewall will feel the same/very close with both tires. One of our guys is running 225/35/19 tires on 19x8.5" wheels up front on his SC300, so it's stretched a little, but no issues after being on the car for almost 6 months now. Regardless, you'll have to be careful and avoid them the best you can. Keep the tires firm and a close eye on tire pressure, a harder tire will definitely help too.

pmanliu

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Thanks everyone for the feedback, much appreciated.

The 225s are going on a 8.5" rim, 265 on a 9.5"

SCWB

I went with 235. I take every millimeter if I can.

GiantsFan

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^same here.