I have had 225/50/16 Goodyear Eagle GT II's on my stock E0 wheels ever since I got the car (60,000 miles ago) and have never had a problem with rubbing even with the excess weight of a competition audio system in the trunk.
Bob Johann a/k/a SoundQ SVT 1998 T-Red SVT Contour #3088 Member of Team Xtant 2001 IASCA Pro Street 1-600 World Champion IASCA Sound Quality judge since 1997 Cheezy Website - http://www.sounddomain.com/id/soundqsvt