205/45 or 215/45....? HELP

[Macsrule15]

i know yall are gonna tell me to search but this is kinda a car specific question and didnt wanna hijack someone elses thread..

ok finally buying new tires tomorrow! or friday..lol

and ned help i have 215/45/17 right now and this is what they look like..on the car dropped i do not know the witch of my rims.. before you ask haha
FRONT(75%)

FRONT (75%)

REAR (bald)

FRONT Before dropped daylight (75%)

now i rub in the back because i need to clearance more.. but i was thinking would 205/45/17's be stretched??? or would it look close to the same... because the tire will be over all 10MM skinnier and like .2 inches shorter

but would they look stretched a little bit? i absolutely hate that look... but kinda want to give me a little more tire room..

anyone slammed on coilovers have 215/45/17?

i am not on coils btw just cut lowering springs

quick help please looking to pick em up tommorow

 

[Macsrule15]

jus soo you all know i was not in the car at the time!

i weigh 360 LBS... haha and my friends are big boned too... i rub like hell with them in it right now and it tucks

should i just stick with the same height and clearance the hell out of the fenders?

or go smaller tire?

also.. the rear pic is the tire completely bald! no tread whatsoever.. completely slicks

thank you so much!

 

[tunedaccord]

ther b no stretch wit 205s. my guess that wheel is 7" wide

 

[mkdb89-02se]

if u rub in rear only then more than likely its the bumper tabs that are rubing, if so then just relocate tab back a lil and cut tab off the rubbing portion ( probly no more than 1/4 in), i rolled my rears after i corrected my camber

i as well hate the hella flush and stretch looks

there wont be any stretch whit 205s. my guess is that the wheel is 7" wide

went ahead and helped you with that, your welcome

 

[Macsrule15]

great gentle men! i see tha DIY on the bumper tab but is it a intesive bull**** DIY? it looks simple but i hate dealing with plastic!i can shape metal all day but plastic really chaps my ***

i think i will go with the smaller tires and do the bumper tab relocation

 

[DrOwZee]

Relocating the tab deals with both plastic and metal. its really easy though.

 

[Chris Vu]

You just need to relocate your bumper tab .. No need for thinner tires. If you look close enough at the pic of the rear tire, you can see where your bumper tab is scraping away at your tires sidewalls

 

[truWarier02]

Chris, how did you get rid of the metal part that's on top of the plastic? I just bought a dremel-like tool and went to work cause I lowered the rear a bit more and added spacers so it's rubbing again So I gotta relocate it even further back. Ehhhh.

I could cut the plastic, no prob, but the metal is a b!tch. What do you suggest? Banging it with a hammer to bend it out of the way?

 

[Chris Vu]

Chris, how did you get rid of the metal part that's on top of the plastic? I just bought a dremel-like tool and went to work cause I lowered the rear a bit more and added spacers so it's rubbing again So I gotta relocate it even further back. Ehhhh.

I could cut the plastic, no prob, but the metal is a b!tch. What do you suggest? Banging it with a hammer to bend it out of the way?

Dayum !! You're crazy Davis !! Your stance was sexy as fk already haha. Now I wanna see your car again .. Anyways, I use an angle grinder with a metal cutting wheel .. It cuts through the metal like butter .. Wanna borrow it ?

 

[F350spyder]

yeah i'd just trim that tab and stick w/ the 215/45s. Isn't that hard to do.