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Is it true that 215/65R16 tires will fit without rubbing


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Which generation are you referring to? I own the gen2 (2014-2018), and put 215/60R16 winter tires on. Your biggest concern will be the front wheel wells. I rallycrossed in those size tires, and had no rubbing or interference, but it sure looked tight! I'm not sure about a 65 ratio. I think they will, but can't guarantee anything. The 60R ratio measures at 26.2" diameter, 65R measures at 27" diameter, and the stock 55R ratio measures 25.3" diameter. Hope this helps!

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I'm running General Grabber AT2's in 215/65R16 and haven't had any rubbing or traction issues with them. I've gotten through mud that the original Conti's couldn't dream of getting through - I've even got stuck in my own yard several times with the OEM Conti's! There's no rub that I've noticed, but it is getting fairly tight at this size. And yes, I have spike lug nuts, haha. I need to get some better looking wheels to go with them, though.

 

The second picture shows the clearance with the wheels turned, not straight ahead. 

 

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Those are both amber/white split and they're wired directly to the reverse lights, so they come on when backing up. They're cheap Chinese ones and the passenger side light doesn't have a 'memory', so it changes flashes patterns every time I go into reverse, haha. The driver side one does have working memory, so it's the same pattern each time. Not a big enough issue for me to worry about, especially since they're screwed & siliconed 100% to the filler panel. After 3-ish years, the lenses have yellowed some, so I may eventually replace them with better ones at some point.

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ECB7704F-F23F-46EB-8BB8-AAB12C1A5D36.thumb.jpeg.64b9e97528262efd875514056e54fc90.jpegI know this is old but I kept coming to this thread when researching. I have a 2019 TC wagon and yes they fit! I have 215/65/16 General Grabber ATX. No rubbing even over speed bumps/steep driveways etc. awesome tires. Hopefully this helps someone. 

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On 5/26/2021 at 9:17 PM, JJordan said:

Yea Buddy

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@JJordan Did you lift the rear suspensionor is the upper tire space just the result of a higher tire profile? If so, what solution did you use? I want to lift mine but it seems like the Tema 4x4 spacers don't work for the rear suspension.

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