Widest Tire

[triad]

What is the WIDEST Tire we can put on our cars without there being rubbing?

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

275 front, 315 back. Might fit 335s in rear, but you'll definitely need to do some fabbing. 315s are plenty wide though. They look sweet. If not all that drag I'd get them.

[triad]

I was thinking about going 275's all the way around
and ebay sells rims with tires (like the corvette ZO6 rims with 275 tires on them

[DominusEtDeusNatus]

That's what comes on SS/WS6 so they definitely fit.

[triad]

Thanks Dom

[Patrick Javert]

285 front, maybe. 335 is the widest rear tire you could fit. not needed for traction, though, just for looks.

[TheBeast]

back when i got my car i almost bought some 18" fittipaldi tubolares with 295 in the front and 335 in the back from a guy with a Z... i'm glad i didn't cuz the car would car would have been a slug!! those are the widest i've seen on an f-body. think he had to massage the wheel well a little bit to fit those 295s up front. my 275s barely fit up front as it is!!

[AZ3.8Camaro]

275 is the most recommended for the front. Don't get any bigger on the rear cause you can't rotate them. With Z rated tires, you need to rotate. I see corvette owners *****in all the time cause the can't rotate and the tires wear out quick. But a 275/40ZR17 fits like a dream and looks good too. I give them [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] and a marshmallow man for good measure! [img]graemlins/fluffy.gif[/img] .

[Arctic02]

Are we talking about stock wheels?
I need new rear tires and I want the widest possible for the stock rims, I don't really care if I can rotate them.

[Night Rider]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Arctic02:
Are we talking about stock wheels?
I need new rear tires and I want the widest possible for the stock rims, I don't really care if I can rotate them.<hr></blockquote>

No there talking about 17" & 18" wheels. On the stock 16x8 wheel 255 is probably the largest you can fit on there. I personally think 245 is the perfect size but that's JMO.

[99firebirdconv.]

hey man! 245/35/17 Yokohama a520's are just as wide as 275/40/17, actually theya are almost as wide. They are way lower profile and about 1cm not as wide. They are a sweet looking tire. [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]