Should be a 215/50R17 tire size , the rim should be 42 mm offset .
Are the rims aftermarket?

 

Sorry for the late response... I have my 14 yo grandson from Louisiana for a month... rims are stock HHR mags....the 225-50s look really close.thank you

 

If there are run marks then yes to close

 

Thank you for all of your help . Have a great 4th of July !

 

Will do! And you too!

 

Here’s the crazy update on the drive train noise. As I said previously, July 3 rd I jacked it up.... pushed and pulled on everything... took off the tire ( with an impact) made a mental note that I was glad that the lugs weren’t frozen... took off the caliper, bracket and rotor with a ratchet and socket... very tight. With everything out of the way I had a good view of the rest of the parts. Everything looked good.... no busted boots, no leaks , nothing loose. Put it back together... put tire back on with the impact. Later on July 4th, I told her that I had been looking at everything I could find on line about the noise. She said oh I forgot to ask you what you found because the noise is gone! I took it for a ride and No noise... S. O.B. !
So after a couple of days and 100 miles the noise hasn’t returned. Even though I couldn’t move the wheel... the only thing that I’m thinking is that the wheel was just a little loose. Putting it back on with the impact tightened it back up snug. It’s amazing that I wasn’t getting any shake in the steering wheel. So I feel like I wasted all of your time. Thank you all again for all your help.

 

NEVER use impact wrench to install wheels; that is a job for a torque wrench 100 lb.ft.

 

X2… invest in a torque wrench! A 1/2 inch drive foot pound and a 3/8 inch drive inch pound.
there no better way to tighten up those lug nuts!