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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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Will these size tires fit on my stock rims?

Front - 225 50 16

Rear - 265 45 16

Any help would be great!

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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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have you tried contacting jim at tire rack? there's a forum dedicated to tires and wheels. You will have better luck there.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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The 225's on the front will fit. The widest I ever got close to on the stock rim was 255. 265 may be pushing it a bit....but then again, there's gotta be a reason why your screen name is "pushin#".
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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265 will fit, but it will look hell of funny.. 245/50/16 is about as big as you can go with out making the the rear looking all bubbled up..
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 10:05 AM
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thanks!!! I wont go with the 265
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:57 AM
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225 is a little excessive up front, it will fit but why?
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Dezoris,Jul 12 2005, 02:57 PM
225 is a little excessive up front, it will fit but why?
I could have gotten those size tires for a REALLY low price but I am not going to do it anymore...

However I am still buying the 225 50 16's for the rear NOT the front
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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I run 225 fronts and 245 rears on oem 16s (S03s) - the car handles great. I think the widest you can go is 255 in the rears and don't go over 225 in the fronts.
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Dezoris,Jul 12 2005, 02:57 PM
225 is a little excessive up front, it will fit but why?
The OEM S02s are closer to 225 than they are 205. Strictly speaking, 225/50 and 245/45 is the "correct" non-S02 combination.

Greg, are you buying track tires? If so I'd highly recommend the above combo. If you get too fat in the back you may find yourself unhappy with the handling.
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