225/40/17 is made by one company. Nitto 555's

With 225/45/17's on a 17x7 42mm offset I rubbbed on dips/bumps and majorly rubbed with 3+ people in my car.

Read about OFFSET in the post at the top of the Tires forum. This will answer all of your questions.

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