they shouldnt be.... it depends on the brand.... more expensive brands are truer to the size (usually) because of the stronger sidewalls, cheaper brands tend to flex a little more in the sidewall areas making them scrub.... ring Baz at Datsport.com he told me all this lol

sorry wrong section, thought i was in the main forum when i posted

Hi Guys,

i currently have a set of 195/50/15's on my 1000 and they rub a little on the gaurd, i have trimmed as much as possible but in still about 3mm shy of not scrubbing when punching it through corners, my question is are 195/45/15 a smidgen narrower aswell as a lesser sidewall.

or does anyone know of a slightly smaller 195/50/50 as i would think brands differ a little. (currently running federals)

Cheers