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Please post the biggest tire combo for a 1st gen

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Old 04-27-05, 03:04 AM
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Please post the biggest tire combo for a 1st gen

I'm looking for sizes people have fit under the back of their first gen, with or without rubbing and suspension stance (sagging, lowered, stock-not-sagging, etc)

Here is my input.

225-40-16 - only rubbed under very rough conditions with slightly sagging suspension.

205-40-17 - Never rubbed with sagging stock suspension or toykio shocks and ST springs.

205-60-14 - Never rubs stock or lowered.

What's the biggest you have fit?
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Biggest i have fitted are 16`s with 205/45. No rubbing, but damn close to the suspension!
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215 40 17 all around never rubber except on drivers front b/c of a blown strut

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At first I thought that said blown ****!
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in the winter i ran 205/70/14 in the back ! no rubbing
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I run 215/60/14 on my stock SE rims. Rubbed when i had blow struts up front, but now with the tokico hp's i'm having no problems.
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I have 17s on mine, and I will be damned if I remember what size they are. Oh well.

I think 205/40/17s No rubs, fit just fine.
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235/40/17in the rear and 205/40/17 in front little rubbing in the rear
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When I had the Widebody, I ran 265/50-15 Dunlop GT Qualifiers in the back, 225/50-15 in the front. They were mounted on my 15x8" Centerline IMSA wheels...


Now, I've got 205/50-15 Falken Azenis on all four corners on the same Centerlines, and they don't rub, but I've also rolled the fenders, so that may be part of it.
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Originally Posted by Gslse turbo
235/40/17in the rear and 205/40/17 in front little rubbing in the rear

Thanx for posting guys,

How much rubbing? just on bumps? or cornering and launches also?
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Originally Posted by CHEF_EG_1
When I had the Widebody, I ran 265/50-15 Dunlop GT Qualifiers in the back, 225/50-15 in the front. They were mounted on my 15x8" Centerline IMSA wheels...
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looks like you still have room for wider on the back
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Yeah, I think it could have handled 315's....
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