Going from 205/60/16 to 225/60/16 Winter Tires - Need Help Please

[113GT]

I have a brand new set of winter tires from my 2013 Accord that I sold that are 225/60/16 and to use a 16'' rim for winter, Mazda recommends 205/60/16 for the 2014 Mazda 3 GT.

I checked on 1010 tires the difference and the 225/60/16 have a 3.68% variance in diameter vs the stock 205/60/16 tires. 1010 Tires recommends to be at 3% and below.

My question is, does this 0.68% make much of a difference? Is anyone else running this set up?

I know my speedo will be off by a small margin. At 60 MPH it will actually be 62.2 MPH.

Other then that, is there anything else to be concerned about?

[jeffjones]

I believe the width should be fine. My first gen runs a 225 just fine.
The tire will be an extra inch in diameter, just make sure you have the clerance for that around the strut area.

[staax]

You'll be fine. Your odo will actually read less mileage than youre putting on.

You don't have to worry about it doing anything bad to your car the size change is minimal.

Also if it makes you feel better my trucks odo is off by at least 5-10 km/h since I put larger tires on 2 years ago Lol.

[gta_driver]

It will be fine, and will give you added grip on dry / wet road, but your snow performance won't be as good as with a narrower 205 tire. Not a big difference by any means, and since you have tires already it'll be alright.

It might bulge out quite a bit since the stock Mazda3 rim is only 6.5" wide.

[r4BBiT]

It will be fine, and will give you added grip on dry / wet road, but your snow performance won't be as good as with a narrower 205 tire. Not a big difference by any means, and since you have tires already it'll be alright.

It might bulge out quite a bit since the stock Mazda3 rim is only 6.5" wide.

If the tire/rim sticks out more than stock, does that mean it would affect a suspensions physics and be putting more strain on those components?

[genericmoniker]

Long story short, no. The load itself would still technically be concentrated on the hub/lugs depending on if it's hubcentric or not, and would transfer to the various components about the same. Unless the difference is large (highly unlikely, as most OEM offsets run between 40-50 ish) the increased strain is negligible at best.

[113GT]

thanks for the feedback guys!

The OEM rims are from Honda so they are indeed hub centric. I am not sure about the offset but I know I would need to get the hubs bored from 64.1mm to 67.1mm.