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Old May 11, 2020 | 09:19 AM
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Best Aggressive Tires size for gsl-se stock wheels ?

I’m looking for the tire sizes on this picture ,I been looking on the forum and saw a few post but don’t specifi on this stock gslse wheel . I’ve read a few and they say some rub some don’t etc . So before I order I want to be sure . I

saw this picture and want my wheels to look just like this 😉
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Old May 11, 2020 | 05:38 PM
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That might be photoshopped. Looks like stock GSL-SE rims but in 17" diameter. My 15" wheels look tiny compared to those.
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Old May 11, 2020 | 06:41 PM
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The best most aggressve size for these 14x5.5" wheels would be a 195/60 im afraid to say. The stock 205/60 looks ridiculous on these skinny wheels and is nearly impossible to find these days anyway
i always kind of fantasised about having the stock wheels widened, but its $$$ and again, wider 14" tyre sizes that arent too tall are pretty much non existant these days.
i think that pic above is Aenoxx's car btw. One of the best examples going around of hos good these cars cars can look on stock wheels. But i am pretty sure that specific pic is indeed shopped.

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Old May 11, 2020 | 08:30 PM
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I was looking in you tube to look for the look of the tire and I believe this is the same car .
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Old May 11, 2020 | 09:22 PM
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You're right, that's it. Hmm, I guess the angle of the photo just made them look big. Well they're BFG TA's so just look up the available sizes. I used to love them and they were good tires in 1995.

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Old May 12, 2020 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Maxwedge
You're right, that's it. Hmm, I guess the angle of the photo just made them look big. Well they're BFG TA's so just look up the available sizes. I used to love them and they were good tires in 1995.
yep I had some back in the 90’s too that’s mainly reason why I want to get to keep old school look
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Old May 12, 2020 | 09:05 AM
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i had a widebody once with 285-??-14's on it... muscle car size!
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Old May 14, 2020 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
i had a widebody once with 285-??-14's on it... muscle car size!
damn that’s wine that’s racecar style lol
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Old May 14, 2020 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by chino_rx3
damn that’s wine that’s racecar style lol
it came with like 215/??/14 front and 285/??/14 rear, and it was the GTU style kit, so the 285's fit nicely in the front...
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Old May 14, 2020 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
it came with like 215/??/14 front and 285/??/14 rear, and it was the GTU style kit, so the 285's fit nicely in the front...
Jesus...I just put on 205/50/15s and it’s a game changer, cannot imagine 285!
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Old May 14, 2020 | 01:24 PM
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I have 195 front and 225 rear and without a ruler, they look the same from the same angles. When I take them all off I have to read the sidewalls to tell them apart.
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