so guys i need your opinion,i put advan wheels on and im running 225/50/16 in the front and 245/50/16 in the back the wheels are 7.5 inches in the front +32 and 8.5 rear+32. the tires looks to big. would a lower profile tire help me achieve a less bulgy look or would a skinnier tire?

 

Yes, tires are too tall.

245/45-16 is the proper height. I ran those in Toyo RA1 on 16x7.5 +30 front 16x8 +30 rear on my FC. The sidewalls are still bulgy, but it does look different.

Does my car look any better to you?



I just found they make 195/40-16 Federal Evos if you want to go low pro.

 

FC3S Pro v2.0: Mods - Tires

A great guide to purchasing tires.

 

Found a pic on an FC finally.

195/40-16 on crown vic wheels (16x7 +6 or +20 not sure which in this pic)

 

Thanks alot. it does look a bit different. i wouldnt go any lower than 45 especially living in nyc thats just asking to get your rim bent lol.

thanks jager

 

Lol ^ This is my car. I wouldn't recommend 195/40/16's, It's impossible to fill the wheel gap no matter how low you are. That, and they ride like garbage. This picture doesn't highlight it, but there is a good 4 inches of wheel gap with the car damn near scraping the subframe. I moved up to 205/50/16 all around. I like having a beefier tire after the 40's. I forget the offset, I can check later today. I am running a 5 mm spacer up front.

BTW VISH. SELL ME YOUR ADVANS!!!!

 

thanks man i would imagine the 40 profile wouldnt be too comfortable lol. im trying not to have too much wheel gap. i guess ill try the 45 profile. and i just got these refinished lol maybe if i find some nice 17's id consider selling them lol.

 

45's look good and I used to run them in the front.

Dooooooo it. Sell them. To me.

 

I'm running 225/45/16 and 245/45/16. Slightly lower profile than yours but still meaty. Not a whole lot of options in tires though, you're going to spend a lot because the only ones available are high performance.

 

yokohama makes Size: 215/40R16
Y- S.drive .
105 bucks a pop .
looks the best in 16'

i had 225/45/16 front and back
and 245/45/16 rear and above-front

and just went back to my good oL 15's
225/45/15 all around hankook RS-3

 

S-drives look nice and perform well in dry weather. Unfortunately, they're not good in wet weather and they wear super fast. With normal driving, I went through 2 sets in maybe 10,000 miles. They're a very soft compound tire.

I switched to Hankook Ventus Contact v2's. So far I dig them. The tread pattern isn't the most aggressive, but they grip well in both wet and dry weather. They also come in a variety of sizes and my 20/50/16's were $70.00 per tire at Discount Tire. I've also put at least 5,000 miles on these with minimal tread wear.

 

your car makes me want 16 INCH equips lol.

thanks kc. thanks DJSL ill look into those hankooks

 

I'm running 245/40/17 rear and 225/40/17 front.

.... and as I post this I realise this all pertained to 16s.... sorry