biggest size on stock wheels?

[Brodie]

I have a 91 Talon with 205/45 16 wheels and i was wondering if i can put 235/55's on them

 

[Antilles]

turning might suck...a lot. try a shorter sidewall.

oh, just noticed stock wheels...215's can work, 225's really push it. but yeah, 235/55's could possibly fit, but handling will really really suffer. ever driven a cadillac? yeah, only not as smooth.

 

[Brodie]

so 215/55's? that the best to go with

 

[Antilles]

those would work just fine, yes.

205/55 i actually the stock size and probably best on stock wheels.

 

[mike9146]

The stock wheels are not even wide enough for 205's, as far as ideal
cornering is concerned. You won't gain anything by going wider with those wheels.

Mike C.

 

[RuBiCaNT5X]

225 is the limit for 7" width rims. 235 is 7.5 - 9. I don't know what the stock width of the 1G with 16" rims is, but I am guessing it's either 6 or 6.5...

 

[Tevenor]

All 16" stock rims are 6" wide. All 17" rims are 6.5" wide.

215/55/16 are the stock optional size for AWD's. Biggest you would want to go is 225/50/16. Anything higher wider than that and you will have either sidewall or rubbing issues on the suspension upgrights.

 

[RuBiCaNT5X]

Originally posted by Tevenor
All 16" stock rims are 6" wide. All 17" rims are 6.5" wide.

215/55/16 are the stock optional size for AWD's. Biggest you would want to go is 225/50/16. Anything higher wider than that and you will have either sidewall or rubbing issues on the suspension upgrights.

If you look under tire sizes via the manufacturer, the smallest width for tires of 225/x/x is 7"

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Yokohama&model=AVS+ES100

 

[doug]

http://www.users.voicenet.com/~coughlin/dsm/twheel.htm

Good info about rim sizes vs. tire sizes for DSMs.

 

[Tevenor]

Originally posted by RuBiCaNT99GSX


If you look under tire sizes via the manufacturer, the smallest width for tires of 225/x/x is 7"

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Yokohama&model=AVS+ES100

Tirerack also told me that I don't want to run +35 offset rims.

The rule of thumb is no less that 70% of the tread with of the tire.

25.4*6 = 152.4

152.4/225 x 100 = 68%

This puts the 225 wide rim at the limit of the rule of thumb. It will work, no matter what Tirerack says. Remember tirerack is also the place that tells you you can't run 245/40/17's on a DSM. Wrong again.

 

[RuBiCaNT5X]

Originally posted by Tevenor



Tirerack also told me that I don't want to run +35 offset rims.

The rule of thumb is no less that 70% of the tread with of the tire.

25.4*6 = 152.4

152.4/225 x 100 = 68%

This puts the 225 wide rim at the limit of the rule of thumb. It will work, no matter what Tirerack says. Remember tirerack is also the place that tells you you can't run 245/40/17's on a DSM. Wrong again.

Thanks... I'm sorry if I came off as a ****, I was just merely quoting from the "experts" hehehe.. I can now get the 235's as I had originally planned..