 Big tires on flared 914-6s, How big of a tire can I get |
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| Qarl |
 May 16 2003, 11:38 AM
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My flared six will have 9x16 Fuchs in the rear and 8x16 Fuchs in the front
How meaty of a tire can I get on the rear? 245/45/16? According to Tire Rack, a couple of manufacturers make 255/50-16 tires http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp...ark=1&do=Search Can I squeeze in some more meat on my backside? (Sorry, I coudln't resist wording it that way!) Thanks! Karl (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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| drew365 |
May 19 2003, 08:59 AM
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These are the good old days! Group: Members Posts: 2,004 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Sunny So. Cal. Member No.: 37 |
I mounted my new Hoosiers yesterday. Taped to the tire was my receipt from Tire Rack and a pamphlet from Hoosier, both with some good info. What's relevent to this thread is the receipt states that the 205/45/16 should go on a 7" to 8" rim, I put them on a 7", and the 245/45/16 should go on a 8.5" to 9.5" rim. I put them on a 8" and the side wall does have a very noticable bulge compared to the fronts that are pretty flat. I'm thinking of looking for some 8.5" rims or after these wear out going with 225/45/16 on the rear. Also the pamphlet shows the amount of air that should go into the Hoosiers as 31 to 36# cold. This is way more than I've been running.
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Qarl Big tires on flared 914-6s May 16 2003, 11:38 AM
SirAndy if the offset of the wheels is right (might have t... May 16 2003, 11:42 AM SirAndy if you have FG flares, make sure to shave off that... May 16 2003, 11:47 AM airsix I think you'd be best off with a 245 even if b... May 16 2003, 11:50 AM ! I had 245s on an 8 inch wheel....put a 1 inch spac... May 16 2003, 12:36 PM BIGKAT_83 I'm using a 9.5 / 17 racing dymanics wheels fr... May 16 2003, 12:44 PM Qarl I have the 930 turbo 9x16 rears and the 944 8x16 f... May 16 2003, 12:51 PM si2t3m IMHO,
I had 16x6's with 225 rubber all aroun... May 16 2003, 01:27 PM SirAndy J P Stein It's certainly possible to "over-tire" a car.
... May 16 2003, 02:49 PM Brad Roberts I tend to agree with JP on this..
Wider track = b... May 16 2003, 02:59 PM SirAndy <... May 16 2003, 05:48 PM airsix <... May 16 2003, 06:31 PM Jeroen hmmm... this thread seems like a deja-vu :D
285... May 16 2003, 06:43 PM SirAndy J P Stein <... May 18 2003, 08:50 AM SirAndy <... May 19 2003, 10:47 AM Don Wohlfarth I've been running Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 225... May 19 2003, 05:07 PM drew365 Don; Thanks for the insight. That's pretty ama... May 19 2003, 06:05 PM dgw This is on my car, work for me. I had to shave the... May 19 2003, 10:26 PM boxstr 255x50x16s are on the back of this steel flared 91... May 19 2003, 10:36 PM Qarl Who's car? Any more pics? May 19 2003, 10:40 PM SirAndy Scott Schroeder I am running 205/225 50's on 15 x 7 and 8" sta... May 20 2003, 09:01 AM SirAndy |
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