Cascade Crew

Danked · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: noobie tire question

what do you guys think the widest tire size im able to fit on my 16's would be? right now i got 245 50 16's on the back and 205 55 16's on the front. i saw an old camaro, maybe 70? today, and it had some pretty thin tires but wide as hell, could i get like 305 55 16's on the back and some 195 40 16's on the front?

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject:

I have 255 60 r 15's on the back and 245 60 r 14's on the front BF Goodwrich Radial T/A's. The front fit nice, and the rears I had to get the fender lip rolled for clearance. The guys at Discount didn't want to give them to me because they weren't "on the list of suggested sizes" so i told him I would go somewhere else and he caved.

Dewey316 · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject:

on an 8" wide wheel (like the stock ones) I wouldn't go much past 255/50, that is about the perfect size for that wheel.

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:30 am Post subject:

How are you planning on getting 195's on an 8x16 wheel? Those tires would only be about 7 inches wide.

Danked · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:53 am Post subject:

as i said i had 205's on the front now, and the tire sticks out the side of the rims quite far, i was thinking i should be able 195's on there, just what another inch shorter which is like 1/2 inch on each side but what do i know, no way i could get like 305's on the back?

Dewey316 · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:42 am Post subject:

aaron_sK · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:23 am Post subject:

Honestly, man, I would be scared as hell to take a corner in a car with 205's on an 8x16. I would just keep invisioning that sidewall folding over and breaking the bead. Surprised