Bigger Tyres & Higher Ride.

Ok so I've been looking for replacements for my damn near bold 225/55 R17's road tyres.

I want to replace these with 225/70 R17 General Grabbers. Which to replace all five will set me back a small amount of change under £600.

Then at the same time I want to put some 40mm suspension spacers for around £130.

So from my working with the risers, the higher tyre wall, and the deeper tread, the whole car should sit maybe 60-70mm higher off the ground.

From my research there should be no issue with the tyres clearing the arches, and a 40mm rise kit should be small enough that I shouldn't have to cut into the body to make sure the steering components have enough clearance.

So before I shell out £700, is this job actually as clean and simple as the internet would have you believe? And secondly is there any unforeseen problems for those of you who have done the same kind of thing, for example the spare wheel no longer has enough clearance from the brake light etc.

Many Thanks

Kris

Alibro undertook the 50mm lift - and yes, that was chopping into the front chassis rail - so certainly not for the faint hearted. He reckons that the 40mm lift would be significantly easier, although this still requires modification to the inner wing. To me, what you are proposing makes the most sense - and it will be interesting to hear what others think/say about the plan!

40mm lift is ok. 225/70/17 tyres will probably hit the spring cups on the strut. The maximum tyre diameter tyre on standard offset rims is 29". The tyres you suggest are 29.5", which will be to big.
I have 225/60/17 tyres on my Trek rims. These have about 25 mm clearance between the tread and spring cup.

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