Im completely tire "illiterate"

[Big Tymer]

ok i got some eagle 077 18x 8s on their way here.... will the tire sizes

235 50 18
245 55 18
both fit properly? or are they too tall?

they are BF GOODRICH G FORCE KDWS ???? thanks and please respond!!!!

[magic1872]

they should
do you know what each set of numbers means?

[camaro_speedemon]

From my little knowlege of tires 23-tire width 50-Series or tire height 18-rim size.

[MEAN 98]

http://www.user.fast.net/~blazer/tirediam.htm this might help

[spootydinkcamaro94]

Sorry to get off topic here, but MEAN 98, how did you get those polished wheels so shiny???

[MEAN 98]

thanks,they are new... i'd like to get them chromed but i have spent enough money on this car for now

[Big Tymer]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MEAN 98:
http://www.user.fast.net/~blazer/tirediam.htm this might help<hr></blockquote>

confuses me... the stock rim is 7 inches wide.... when i put int he stock tire sizes.. comes out 8.5 ?????

[Big Tymer]

if i put tires with height 50 or 55 on it would they rub?

[CamAroFaNaTic]

The 50 and 55 your talking about is the height of the sidewall, and if your worried about rubbing, then i would go with the lowest sidwall possible, meaning the lowest number, plus it will perform better.

[F1GT]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Big Tymer:
ok i got some eagle 077 18x 8s on their way here.... will the tire sizes

235 50 18
245 55 18
both fit properly? or are they too tall?

they are BF GOODRICH G FORCE KDWS ???? thanks and please respond!!!!<hr></blockquote>

I take it you got 4 - 18x8s. If so, then the tires are going to be different in total diameters. The 245/55 18s will be taller as well as wider than the 235/50s.

Sure it's not 245/40s??
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[ November 30, 2002: Message edited by: F1GT ]</p>

[C.Palmer]

245/45/18 would be my reccommended size.

245 is the width/ 45 is the height (45% of the width)/ and 18 is just the wheel size if i remember that all correctly.

[MTMike]

How to read metric tire sizes:

Example: 255/50ZR-16

255=Tire Width in Millimeters
50=Aspect Ratio, which is a percentage. What it represents is the sidewall height. So an aspect ratio of 50 means the sidewall is 50% as high as the tire is wide.
ZR=Z Rated (I'm not 100% positive on that though)
16=Rim diameter

How to convert metric tire size to American:

Convert the width in mm to inches by dividing it by 25.4 (The number of MM's in an inch): 255/25.4=10.39

Multiply the aspect ratio in the form of a percent by the tire width: 10.39*0.5=5.0197

Multiply that by 2 (2 sidewalls in the diameter of a tire): 5.0198*2=10.39

Add the rim diameter to the total of the 2 sidewall heights: 10.39+16=26.04 inches in diameter.

Hope this helped

Or you could just use one of these: http://www.camarov6.com/cgi-bin/ulti...c&f=5&t=003220

Or you could do what I did program it into your TI-86 calculator and have the same thing

-Mike

[ November 30, 2002: Message edited by: MTMike ]</p>

[Big Tymer]

thanks that made a lot of sence and helped me understand... but what my real question is... if i have those rims... can i get the tire sizes

235 50 18
and/or
245 55 18

withough any rubbing problems on our cars??? i have a 94 camaro i saw a great deal on some tires this size...

[Big Tymer]

anyone answer the question??? thanks