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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 04:00 PM
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Widest tire on FC

i am getting an 88 base on monday. it eeds new tires and i wanted to know what the wiest tires i could run on the stock rims is. they are te 4 lugs rims but im not sure on width. also what aspect ratio to keep the correct reading on the speedo?
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 04:39 PM
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I wouldn't go any wider than 225.....205 or 215 is nice and it shouldn't throw off your ratios....
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 04:57 PM
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On 4 lug rims, the highest you can go is 215, though i woldn't go any wider than 205.

I read you can go 225 on the 5 lugs, but I'm running 205s on them as well, which seems adequate

A wider tire won't throw off ratios, but a different profile one will.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 05:14 PM
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i run 225's in the front, 255's in the rear. 225's is biggest you can run without using spacers.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 05:20 PM
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215/60's. No problems here.

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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 05:27 PM
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i know running a wider tire won't throw off the peedo but when u run a wider and keep the same aspect ratio you will have a taller tire (aspect ratio is percentage of width of tire) that is y i needed to know the wides and what ratio to keep about the same height
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 05:34 PM
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god my typing sux. anyway i looked through tire rack and couldn't find any tires in 205 and 14" rim no matter what size sidewall. these are the base model 14" rims e
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Old Apr 12, 2002 | 08:24 PM
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Originally posted by brando
215/60's. No problems here.

Brandon


good god man ever heard of low profile my truck doesn't have tires that tall. lol
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