tire sizing (wider)

[oneil.GTP]

so i read the sticky, didnt help much. ive always just gotten the stock size for replacement, but im thinking of going a bit wider. all on the stock 16's.

so stock is 225/60/16

is 245/55/16 the same thing, just a bit wider? i cant for the life of me figure out what all the dimensions and what not are. i went to an online tire calculator and it comes out pretty damn close to what the stock is, but i still dont know if it's actually wider?

is the Section Width the actual width of the tire? and is the Rim Width Range gunna be a problem on the stock 16s?

terrible with numbers any help would be GREAT

 

[matt5112]

245's are too wide for stock wheel.

stock wheels are 6.5" wide. Note under the 245 side it says to use a 7-9" wide wheel.

 

[noreasonwhyy]

s the Section Width the actual width of the tire? and is the Rim Width Range gunna be a problem on the stock 16s?

yes. and yes, stock rims are 6.5" wide.

what site did you take the tables from?

 

[Bio248]

a) you can run 245s on a wheel that is 6.5" wide. done it. drove it hard.

b) you are gonna want to get 245/50/16. slightly smaller sidewall, but the tire size is way easier to find. this is the size i ran.

c) yes, section width is the actual width of the tire. the same size tire from different companies can vary in actual width pretty drastically.

 

[hklvette]

yes. and yes, stock rims are 6.5" wide.

what site did you take the tables from?

Those tables look to be from 1010tires.com They have a great tire size calculator.

As for running 245s on a 7" rim, that's probably as high as you can reasonably go, without going to the extremes that I've seen some auto-x cars do.

my $.02

 

[Ridin ON Chrome]

255 is as wide as you want to go on stock rims.

but I wouldnt use them for the street, only for DRs at the track. Just my opinion.