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> Big tires on flared 914-6s, How big of a tire can I get
Qarl
post 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!

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post May 19 2003, 10:26 PM
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This is on my car, work for me. I had to shave the FG front flares some because the tire was catching the lip.


225/50 ZR 16 front
245/45 ZR 16 rear
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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     May 16 2003, 01:44 PM
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     May 18 2003, 12:24 AM
J P Stein   <...   May 18 2003, 08:50 AM
drew365   I mounted my new Hoosiers yesterday. Taped to the ...   May 19 2003, 08:59 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     May 19 2003, 10:48 PM
Scott Schroeder   I am running 205/225 50's on 15 x 7 and 8" sta...   May 20 2003, 09:01 AM
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