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Old 11-26-2004, 09:42 PM
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i wanna kno if any companies make a 275/50/16 or 275/55/16 tire. i wanna put em on mu 16x8 irocs on the back but i can only find 255. i want bigger. even a 265 would make me happy. side wall no bigger than 55 tho. any help whould be great
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First off, when you say you don't want a sidewall bigger then 55, the sidewall is determined by a ratio in comparison to the width. 275x.55 is different then 265x.55

Tirerack.com can help you with who makes what size.

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Re: tire size help

Originally posted by camaro430sut
i wanna kno if any companies make a 275/50/16 or 275/55/16 tire. i wanna put em on mu 16x8 irocs on the back but i can only find 255. i want bigger. even a 265 would make me happy. side wall no bigger than 55 tho. any help whould be great
If you look up the specs for a 255/50R16, you wouldn't ideally want to put it on anything narrower than an 8" rim. So you wouldn't want to put a 275/50 or 275/55 on an 8" rim either. Upgrade to 17x9 or wider and do it right.
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It would not be the best, but my dad talked to year one, and he is running 295s on an 8 inch wheel. Year one said they would fit, and he has not had a problem since.
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It would not be the best, but my dad talked to year one, and he is running 295s on an 8 inch wheel. Year one said they would fit, and he has not had a problem since.
295s would fit on an 8 in rim if the sidewall is tall enough. But there is no tire company that makes those sizes for a 16 in wheel in a passenger car size. They have them in Light Truck size!
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thanx for all the info guys. i thought the sidewall was a ratio of the width but i wasnt sure. i think ill just stick with a 155 for the rears. id like to upgrade to 17x9 but i still want the iroc look and the 17s only come in x8
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BF Goodwrench Radial TAs 295/50/16 on an 8 inch wheel is what my dad uses on the back of his 71 Formula. A guy at work had the same setup on a monte carlo.

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