15x7 ET30 on 185/60/15 -- will it rub?

[leegf]

first some background: my bolt pattern is 5x120 in case it matters (i don't believe it does). i am currently running 205/50/16 front and 225/45/16 rear on 16x8 ET23 all around with no (or very minimal) rubbing.

i have 185/60/15 winter tires on order -- will they rub worn on 15x7 ET30 all around? at first i was confident that they wouldn't - 185! - but i recently test-fitted those very same 15x7 wheels wearing 205/55/15 all around, and much to my surprise/dismay, they rubbed. so now i'm not sure.

i intend on running those 15x7s as my winters regardless, so if 185/60/15 will rub, what size tire won't (bearing in mind that there aren't a ton of winter tire sizes available)? from looking around, it appears the other (costlier) option would be 195/55/15. i need to figure this out soon so i know what to do with my order.

thanks in advance.

[csermonet47]

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?width=205&aspect=55&diameter=15&wheelwidth=7&offset=30&width2=185&aspect2=60&diameter2=15&wheelwidth2=7&offset2=30&Submit=Submit

[leegf]

neat calculator (the best one i've seen), but i'm not sure it answers my question.

for example, plugging in current numbers versus the 205/55/15 i test-fitted, i would have assumed they would have fit (this is actually precisely what i did, but using a different site's tire calculator):

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?width=205&aspect=50&diameter=16&wheelwidth=8&offset=23&width2=205&aspect2=55&diameter2=15&wheelwidth2=7&offset2=30&Submit=Submit

however, the test-fitted tires rub, whereas the current setup doesn't (which itself is baffling to me).

[csermonet47]

Looks like the 205/55/15 is smaller than your current setup on the 16s, and the snow tire would be even smaller than that. In theory, it shouldn't rub. I don't really see why it does as it pokes less and has a smaller overall diameter. If anything, a minor fender roll should fix your issues.

[Jaxx_]

Where do they rub? if they rub on the shock I could see that -- keep strut angle in mind, it's the reason 16s can sometimes fit more tire than 15s and 14s.

[leegf]

Where do they rub? if they rub on the shock I could see that -- keep strut angle in mind, it's the reason 16s can sometimes fit more tire than 15s and 14s.

i don't know, to be honest. i did consider that, but i think it's rubbing on the liner and not the strut.

but if it is the strut and not the fender, would a spacer solve my problem?

[Jaxx_]

i don't know, to be honest. i did consider that, but i think it's rubbing on the liner and not the strut.

but if it is the strut and not the fender, would a spacer solve my problem?

yes. but then you could be rubbing the fender after the spacer. ;)

[Jaxx_]

btw, I am running 225/45/16 on et30(i believe) x7.5 and have no rubbing issues, maybe a little at full lock, but I've never been there.

[klavender1]

But the real question is:

http://www.willitblend.com/