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    Hey all,

    Would 235/55/16 tires mounted on 16x8 Camaro rims fit on 16x7.5 steelies that normally have 215/60/16 tires?

    Thanks, Joe

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    Re: Tire size question?

    The tire width of 235's is 9.25", and you're thinking of putting them on 7.5" wide rims. Personally, I wouldn't. Can it be done? Yes, but I wouldn't recommend it.

    The widest tire I'd go with on a 7.5" wide rim is 225's. This is just my opinion though.
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      Thank you for the information hockeyman!

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        Yea, hockeyman is right. You'd have issues with tire roll, because you'd be going to a wider tire, but less distance from the edge of the rim to the outside edge of the tire. It would work, but you'd lose some handling.

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            Re: Tire size question?

            Originally posted by Jtels2593 View Post
            Hey all,

            Would 235/55/16 tires mounted on 16x8 Camaro rims fit on 16x7.5 steelies that normally have 215/60/16 tires?

            Thanks, Joe
            Reality is that most tire companies who make 235/55-16 tires recommend they be mounted on a wheel from 6.5-8.5-in. with 7.5-in or 8.0-in wide as the ideal wheel so...yes, those 235s will work find on your 16x7.5s as long as the backspacing is not all that different.

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            • #7
              Re: Tire size question?

              i have my 245/50r16s on my 16x7.5 and they great no tire roll and i had 255/50r16 Drag radials on for a while and they were great too

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