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my tires are pretty worn out, i have 245/50/16's on the back and 235's on the front
they're the stock 5-spoke alloy wheels
what's the widest tire that will fit the wheels?
I was looking around summit racing, and they say that a 295 can fit on an 8 inch rim. They have BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires that are 295/50/16 (bigger tire, so you would lose some torque) that can fit on a rim between 8 and 10 inches wide.
I am considering these now (rear only), because then I can switch to 3.42's and not throw my speedo off. (3.42's knock my speedo of about 5.8%, these tires kick it back the other way 5.5%, making a total difference of .3%)
I am also thinking maybe I should go with these and a 3.73 gear, because it would be closer to me swtiching from 3.23 to 3.42, because the tires offset a bunch of the error.
Either way, when I hit the track, I can put some smaller (not too much thinner, though) tires on and have a nice change in gear. Then, when I put the big guys back on for normal driving, the gears are closer to normal.
What do you guys think?
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If you get those 295s to fit on the stock rim, it's gonna look like you're riding around on big black balloons. I would be so scare of the tire separating from the rim at that size.
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If you put 295's on your stock 16" rims, that's the sound you'll hear eventually when the tires separate from the rims. I would advise against it.
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255/50 is the widest our 16x8" wheel can handle in a DOT legal tire. P265/45 and wider have been run in the past using Kumho Victoracers, but they have a far different sidewall composition which allows for the mismatch in width to work okay.
295/50 might fit on an 8" wide rim, but that's speaking of a drag tire, that has a totally different sidewall (which I don't think will be DOT legal). A normal 295/50 street tire would pop off an 8" rim. Also, with a sidewall that tall on your 16" rim, I'm almost positive the tire would rub the fender on the launch if not always. My 275/50/15 drag radials cut it close.
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