I'm looking to throw some bigger tires on my 88t2 i just dont know how big i can go. I've got 225/50/16 on it now and i want to go to 245/50/16 i just dont know if i've got the clearance.
(245/50/16 on back only i've got about 3/4 of an inch maybe less to my outside wheelwell)

 

I don't think you'll get much, if any, more tire on the ground by running 245s instead of 225s on a 7" rim. If you have some wider aftermarket rims disregard this comment.

 

if it's on stock rims then no way. there is no point.

2nd, if you go to a 245, it would be a 45 series... not 50
3rd. you an't gona fit 245's on the front no matter what rim.

 

yeah 225s on the front are about the max, maybe 235s if you roll the fender a bit

 

I've noticed, that on larger wheels the sidewall numbers seem differn't, I saw some viper tires at the last autoX like 335X35X18, but the sidewall looked the same hieght and the 240x next to it had 225X45X17, anyone wanna help?

 

45 is % of 225, not a solid reading, so the 335s with 35 % is about 11 cm tall, and the 240 would have tires that are about 10 cm tall

 

i have fender flares and i have 235/45/16 in front and 275/45/16 in the rear

--joe

 

I am running 235 45 17 and 255 40? 17's on my 17x8/17x9's and the only rubbing problems I have had are with the fronts hitting the spring perches on the coilovers when they are lowered all the way down, bring them up a little and its fine. I havent gotten the car aligned yet.

The reason the aspect ratio (the middle number) of a tire changes on a larger rim/tire is because its just that, a ratio. the wider the tire, the less ratio of sidewall you need to come up with the same size sidewall.

 

The question is WHY you want wider tires?&nbsp Is your car actually overpowering the current tires?&nbsp Or you're looking for a "meaner" look?

The car is very balanced with 225/50/16 in all 4 corners, even with mildly modified FC's.&nbsp 245/45/16 is technically the next size up - neither 235 size comes close to the stock rolling diameter.&nbsp 245 on a 7" wide rim is unsafe at best.

IMO, you can't run anything larger than a 225 up front anyways.


-Ted

 

i see you dont road race

isent 235 kind of an off size?

 

Au contrare - we've had good results running Toyo RA-1's in 225/50/16 in all 4 corners with very good results.&nbsp If I could run 245's in all 4 corners, I would, but it's next to impossible to run them up front.


Yes, it is.

 

i fit 245 50 16 with aftermarket rims, and 225 in the front