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Yup, take your time.  There are several dimensions to consider; nearness of the tire to the wheel well lip on the outside, nearness of the tire to the spring plates on the inside, overall diameter of the rim, overall diameter of the tire you wish to use and, of course, the offset of the mounting flange to the rim centerline (whether the rim sits inward or outward versus the hub.  All of those get juggled to get you where you want to be.  D

And don't forget that if the car sits really low and you're running 17" (or larger) rims, the outside edge of the tire will hit the inside of the rear wheel well as it slopes down from the rear cowl to the fender lip, somewhere along the line when you "bottom out" the rear suspension.  This is less expected on the red car with the lower-profile tires than on my car with a little more tire outside of the rim.  That can be minimized by raising the rear of the car or, if that's not cool then maybe coil-over rear shocks to assist the rear torsion bars but either solution might make the ride harsher.  (but if you run "rubber-band" low-profile tires it'll ride a bit harsher, too.)

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