so, i have been shopping for some wide tires to go with the 8" x 16 and 9" x 16 rims i just bought (thanks d914 ) and it seems all but impossible to find anything decent and wide ...

anyone have any leads on where to buy a set of:

245/45 x 16 and 285/40 x 16

brand doesn't matter, as long as they are DOT legal and have any kind of decent thread pattern and a speed rating of above 80 mph ...

this is very frustrating!
Andy

Unfortunately I think it will get harder and harder to find big or strange tires in the 15 - 16" sizes. Most of the modern high-performance cars as well as wild racecars are running 17's and 18's (or bigger). Fortunately certain smaller sizes, i.e. 911 and Miata flavors, are extremely popular in 15's and 16's and not likely to go away anytime soon.

I think the widest ive seen are the Kuhmos at 265/40/16.

andy,

I think you are going to be "stuck" with running 255's on the 9's.......tirerack.com lists a bunch in that size

BF Goodrich

Radial T/As

245/50/16 (25.7" dia)
295/50/16 (sorta tall @ 27.6")

tirerack.com again for these

ewh, those might fit my jeep

285/50? i might be able to look *over* the center divider now!
Andy

Andy, I have two 245/45X16 RE730 GenII that I bought on e-bay, I used two of the four that I bought. If you are interested let me know. Thank you Mark

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...TRK%3AMEWN%3AIT

The 245/45x16 will be easy to find. That's a fairly common size. It's those 285's you're going to have a tough time with.

-Ben M.

The guys at www.wheelenhancement.com (L.A.) were able to help me out on tires for my 9x16 fuchs. Robert Wood (owner) may have some answers. Tel 310-836-8908.

Andy,

Is this for auto-X use or just cuz?

pete

i've already got a set of GoodYear R250 slicks for AX, so, no, these will be for daily driving ...

however, i wouldn't mind performance/road racing tires for the street as long as they're DOT approved.
right now, i'm pretty much ready to take anything in 285/40 i can get my hands on ...

Andy

Hi Andy,

Did you get the spacing all taken care of with the slicks? When will you be able to take the car to an auto-x?

Bill P.

aha!

looks like HOOSIER makes a DOT legal tire in P275/45ZR-16 as well as P245/45ZR-16 !!!

probably don't want to drive that in the rain tho ...
Andy

not yet, brad and i are working on it. i hope i'll be able to attend the 2 day zone event @ Millerton Lake oct. 16th and 17th!

did you get the check?
Andy

Dooooood... for 8 an 9J wheels, get 225 and 245 tires

245 will fit on an 8, but will give you just as much grip as a 225 (because a 225 fits better)
285 is waaaaay to wide for a 9J wheel

Agree. Have 8.5 Centerlines 15's on Moby with 245/50 fronts and 265/50 rears. Looks wild, but too much tire for car. Hard to balance tires to car. 225's would probably ride and handle better.

Hi Andy,

I got the check...I hope you're back out there to shake down the car by Millerton!

Talk to you later,

Bill P.

If they're for the street, then, your choices are indeed super limited. Never thought we'd see the day when 15 and now 16 (!) inch tire choices are disappearing. That means it will happen to 17s next, and probably in not too many more years...

I do agree with the above, tho'. If it's not for the edge in competition terms, 225s and 245s (or 255s) are the way to go. Even at 225, that thing is gonna be TOUGH to steer.

But, if you're just going for a bad-ass look, please ignore my thoughts!

pete

Just went to Tire Rack....they don't seem to have a listing for 245/45/16 in Kumhos anymore....WTF? That's what I use on three of my cars....

Thats why I just went to 18's on the 911

ok, that was interesting ...

i just spend an hour at big-o-tires. i had 2 dude's call everybody they knew and their cousins. looking for a set of 285/40x16. any brand, any style.

NADA!

they finally gave up and recommended 225 in the front and 245 in the rear.

anyone know if yokohama's AS430 is any good?
they have 'em on sale ...

i'd still like to get wider tires tho,
Andy

if you're deadset on bigger, what about 265's? my buddy had 265's on 16x9s. Yokohama A032R's.

255/50/16 tires

can't find any non-competition 265 tires.


the $91 Kumhos look like a deal.

check with your local Americas tire store I bought my Nittos that are V rated from them they got them in Arizona.

Bernie

I'd go just any place except for Big-O.....my experince is that they don't know cr@p and charge too much for what they try to pawn off on you.....maybe it's just the big-O stores here in the east bay

those tires should last forever...440 threadwear rating

Can you mix wheels stay with 16x7s with 225s on the front and put 17x 9 or 10s in the back? may look a little wierd but maybe not if there all Fuchs.

i don't have any other wheels ...

what i have will have to do it, just need to find some rubber for my dolls!
Andy

Heres the link to the Kuhmos 16x45x 265 at tire rack

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes.jsp?ma...VictoRacer+V700