175/70/13 vs 185/75/13 on a 2001 accent.

 
I posted this on the new member site as well,
I have a 2001 accent with stock 175/70/13 tires, I found 4 tires 185/75/13 on rims from a 2005 Accent that I want to purchase but am afraid of the tire width in the rear hitting the strut assembly.
 
I checked the measurement between the rear tire sidewall and the rear strut assembly and there is only a 5/8 or 6/8 inch clearance.
The 185/75/13 tire is over 1/2 inch wider than the 175/70/13 tire!
I am afraid they will not fit in the rear but not sure?

Stock tire           New tire
sidewall 4.8"        sidewall 5.5"
Radius 11.3"        Radius 12.0"
Diameter 22.6"     Diameter 23.9"

I am not as worried about the height.

thx.

Since you're swapping both tires and rims, you need to determine the offset distance from the back of each rim set to the hub face.  The rims on the new tires may have less offset, keeping the inside wall of the new tires farther away from the struts that you estimated.  Yes, you absolutely want to avoid a situation where the new tires rub on the strut tubes.

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The 185/75/13 tire is over 1/2 inch wider than the 175/70/13 tire!

185-175 = 10 cm/2 = 5 cm extension of the inside tire wall which about 0.2".  You may have more room than you think.

Don't forget you will have a difference on your speed meter too.
Specification  Sidewall  Radius  Diameter  Circumference  Revs/Mile  Difference
175/70-13         4.8in  11.3in    22.6in         71.1in        891        0.0%
185/75-13         5.5in  12.0in    23.9in         75.2in        843        5.7%

 

Hi, to the Hyundai People who posted to help me out and I THANK YOU,
This is a great site to use and be part of.
 
Here is the deal, I was worried about these 185/75/13 tires but I went off to get them half way across NH anyway, and wouldn’t you know it when I got there (on top of a small mountain no kidding), They were Factory 175/70/R13 Hankook H406 tires in great condition mounted on Hyundai rims with caps!!!! (the guy had them listed with the wrong size) We loaded them in Moms bad Chariot!! (My wife’s mini van) and hit the road back home.
I did have to drill 2 small holes on the rims mounted in the front for the 2 Phillips screws on the rotors to pop out through, as the rim design is different. The 2001 rims have room for the screws when the rim mounts flush to the rotor, the screws on the 2005 Hyundai rotor must be flush mounted or smaller than the 2001. No problems in the back.
Test drive went great and what a difference. I had Republic Horizon Metric tires on it before these and they are ok but just not as good as the Hankooks.
 Thanks All…   Hoping to pick up an Elantra GT soon.