lets c some pics of yours!
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lets c some pics of yours!
could everyone who has a pic of the back of there car so u could see the tires and how wide they r post it i want to see what size i should in thickness.
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ha this ised to be my buddys car (let girlfriend drive it and wrecked it)
but he got these wheels for free when he needed a set and put them on there, all i know is that they were on 15 inch wheels, and they were 275/60/r15(i think) coopers cobras. they were HUGE!! lol
but he got these wheels for free when he needed a set and put them on there, all i know is that they were on 15 inch wheels, and they were 275/60/r15(i think) coopers cobras. they were HUGE!! lol 
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ok since this is about tires....how do u read the numbers? all i know is the last number is the size of the rim
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Originally posted by bubbakutz
ok since this is about tires....how do u read the numbers? all i know is the last number is the size of the rim
ok since this is about tires....how do u read the numbers? all i know is the last number is the size of the rim
275/40/17 means the tire is 275mm wide and the sidewall is 40% of the width and "17" is... you guessed it the rim size.
285/35/18 means the tire is 285mm wide and the sidewall is 35% of the width on an 18" rim.
And do you know what? All three of these sizes have an identical height. Some are wider with a smaller aspect ratio (profile) and some are thinner with a larger aspect ratio.
Here's two of them 245/50/16 & 285/35/18
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Reading tires,
215/65R15
215--- width of the tire in mm, so its 21.5cm
65-- means 215X65% (215X.65) is the height of the tire from the rim to to top of it.
R-- Radial tire,
15 Rims size in inches
215/65R15
215--- width of the tire in mm, so its 21.5cm
65-- means 215X65% (215X.65) is the height of the tire from the rim to to top of it.
R-- Radial tire,
15 Rims size in inches
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hell yea!!! 215's baby! BFG Comp T/A's HR4s... very good snow and wet traction.. but just enuff to where if you hit it, your gunna lose a littin in the a$$
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Originally posted by Firebird355
hey ss3933 how do those supertraps sound??
hey ss3933 how do those supertraps sound??
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in school for some reason i had a teacher telling me that the wider the tire the worse the traction. i argued that wider is better other wise why wouldnt drag car use skinier ones. whos right here? Sorry about being off topic but its not totally off
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Originally posted by SS3933
Take 245/50/16 for example: The width of the tire is 245mm. "50" is the aspect ratio i.e.(% of width of tire), sidewall thickness measured from the edge of the rim to the corner of the tire. In this case "50" means that the sidewall is 50% of 245mm which means it's about 122.5mm of sidewall from the edge of the rim to the edge/corner of the tire. "16" of course is the rim size.
275/40/17 means the tire is 275mm wide and the sidewall is 40% of the width and "17" is... you guessed it the rim size.
285/35/18 means the tire is 285mm wide and the sidewall is 35% of the width on an 18" rim.
And do you know what? All three of these sizes have an identical height. Some are wider with a smaller aspect ratio (profile) and some are thinner with a larger aspect ratio.
Here's two of them 245/50/16 & 285/35/18
Thank you! THat has always bugged me!
Take 245/50/16 for example: The width of the tire is 245mm. "50" is the aspect ratio i.e.(% of width of tire), sidewall thickness measured from the edge of the rim to the corner of the tire. In this case "50" means that the sidewall is 50% of 245mm which means it's about 122.5mm of sidewall from the edge of the rim to the edge/corner of the tire. "16" of course is the rim size.
275/40/17 means the tire is 275mm wide and the sidewall is 40% of the width and "17" is... you guessed it the rim size.
285/35/18 means the tire is 285mm wide and the sidewall is 35% of the width on an 18" rim.
And do you know what? All three of these sizes have an identical height. Some are wider with a smaller aspect ratio (profile) and some are thinner with a larger aspect ratio.
Here's two of them 245/50/16 & 285/35/18
Thank you! THat has always bugged me!
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Thank you! THat has always bugged me!
Now if I can just figure out how to get a 315/30/18 on the rear of my SS without it coming through the rear seats! That brings me to another question. Anyone know if there is a 17X9 IROC replica rim availible? Maybe I'll start a post on this. 
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245 50 16 Toyo Proxes Fz4-great tires id recommend em!
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does anyone have the same tires as me 215/60/16? if so do ur fronts rub the well towards the back of the car?
does anyone have the same tires as me 215/60/16? if so do ur fronts rub the well towards the back of the car?
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Originally posted by Zepher
Here ya go,
4th gen rear with ARE 16x8 3rd gen wheels on my friends car.
Here ya go,
4th gen rear with ARE 16x8 3rd gen wheels on my friends car.
05-12-2003, 08:29 AM
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hey how do the yoko's handle? and how much were they for all 4?
05-12-2003, 10:37 AM
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im running 255 in the front. Im running the yokohamas avs db series and they're awsome. We resently had a rain storm over here at the bay and they were bada** in the rain. I rarly hydroplaned on the highway. The traction is incredable. I got the front tires for 161 each and for the rear tires 171 each, so the total of 778.78. It's alittle pricey but for a quality tire I highly recommend them.
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Originally posted by SLP IROC-Z
245 50 16 Toyo Proxes Fz4-great tires id recommend em!
245 50 16 Toyo Proxes Fz4-great tires id recommend em!
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