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Gxp rear tires

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warren13

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i own a 06 gxp the rear tire size is 225/50-18 , kinda hard to find . so i wonder if i could go with 225/45-18 ? any suggestions will they fit?
 


theyre gonna be smaller than stock and increase your wheel gap. id suggest going taller rather than shorter.
 
225-50-18 is a very common tire.. comes stock on a lot of oem vehicles.. If you want the 45 aspect ratio you'll need a wider tire. I'd suggest a 245-45-18 to replace your 225-50-18.
 


Bio248 said:
the rear wheels are 18x7, correct?

means you can easily get away with a 235 or 245 wide tire.
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Yes they are and very easy.

On the new wheels I'm running, I'm at 255. With a little bit of rub in the back when flying around a corner with a person in the back seat. :th_thumbsup-wink:
 


warren13 said:
it was a tight fit. not alot room for anything much bigger
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Do you mean you don't think a larger tire would fit on your rim? Or do you mean a larger tire wouldn't fit in the wheel well?

And are you talking about the 7" rim?

I'm confused. :confused:
 


im assuming he is talking about the tire height considering he is running a taller tire than stock. however if he would have stayed with the stock overall diameter and gone with a wider tire he could have fit a much wider tire.
 
Bio248 said:
you could easily fit 245s.
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i was considering that option , but the 245 was has a smaller diameter than the stock tires, and there was good chance they wouldnt have passed a PA. state inspection. in PA. you can go up , but not down.
 
MiriV said:
There are people running 265's on 04+...
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Eh. I think there would be some issues there without hardcore fender rolling. Go 245 and you will be safe, or you could push it like me with 255's, I think even with that I'm gonna eventually need fender rolling.
 
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