Question: TIRE
 

What are the widest tires you can fit on 87 rx7 gxl?

fornt or back? or all around?

stock rims?

with aftermarket rims?

ive seen 255s in the rear that seem to safely fit..

215's work in the fron and i think like 245's could go in the rear. but i think 215 is widest without rub on the front

how do you know this, gergrx7?

im sure you can go 225s and 255s.

ive herd some 225's rub im not sure in the back, no experience(sp?) but my friend bought some 225's for his t2 and they rubbed in the front. i would go with 215's jsut to make sure. some kind of 225's will work btu it chenges with the brand and i dont knw which brand works and which doesnt

.. its not usually the brand..

it likely has to do with the sidewall of the tire

was your friend running 225/55s? or 225/45s? etc etc..

Thank for the info guys

derek1987

225 and 255 fit on mine with no rubbing.

225 up front will fit on certain brands of tires, and will rub on others. Id go 215 just to be safe...unless you know for sure of a brand that wont rub.

i hear 235s are the best

ive had no problems with 215s so far then again my car is still stock

that just seems absurd.. if one brand rubs and another doesnt, either the one that doesnt is too damn close to rubbing, or the one that rubs is barely rubbing at all.

which is it? and WHERE is it rubbing?

seems to me it has to do with the thickness of the sidewall..

Well, the tire width is measured from treadline to treadline around the tire. If you look at some tires, the tread wraps around onto the sidewall a little, while on others it doesnt. So if on 225 tires sidewall wraps around, its not going to be as wide as a 225 tire that the entire contact patch is 225. I hope you understand what Im talking about, Ill get some pics if you dont..

275 in the rear w/ a 17x10 w/ proper offset. You need to get it 100% right otherwise you're gonna rub.

what exactly do you mean by 100% right??? because i want the biggest tires in the back and the front and be safe and whats the biggest on stock tires you can go without getting crazy (those 5 lug 5 slant star spoke rims)

Well I think 275 will fit in the back given the right off set. and I had 245-45-16 on a 8 in wheel in the front with coil over, and mad camber. ( damn I forgot the offset. sorry) so I think with camber 245 is the most in front.