Tire question
09-03-2001, 01:36 AM
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Tire question
I still have my stock 15" wheels and have 215/65's on them. Can I put something like 235 or 245 60's on? How would it look/ride?
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09-03-2001, 11:44 AM
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235/60s fit OK. 245s are too wide, even though there are plenty of people who will tell you they have done it "no problems". The rule of thumb is that the widest tire you should put on a wheel is about 2½" wider than the wheel; beyond that, performance, tire life, etc. all start to suffer, because the tire's contact patch is forced so far out of its designed shape.
The all-around best tire size I ever had on 15" wheels, for handling, even tread wear, and wet traction, was 235/55; but there aren't too many tires in that size any more. Getting any kind of decent performance tires in 15" is next to impossible these days, since no performance cars have been made with that size wheels for almost 20 years now.
Never, ever buy tires based on "looks"; your life, and the people around you on the roads, are too important for that. Buy tires that work right.
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The all-around best tire size I ever had on 15" wheels, for handling, even tread wear, and wet traction, was 235/55; but there aren't too many tires in that size any more. Getting any kind of decent performance tires in 15" is next to impossible these days, since no performance cars have been made with that size wheels for almost 20 years now.
Never, ever buy tires based on "looks"; your life, and the people around you on the roads, are too important for that. Buy tires that work right.
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09-03-2001, 12:26 PM
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Good to go. Thanks RB, I'm going to have to go up there and buy you a beer some day for all the help you've been for me the past couple of years.
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09-04-2001, 08:26 PM
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Yep, i want to buy him a beer too.
p.s. 235's is the most i would go on stock 15's. The 235's will be a lot more comfortable in terms of drivability.
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88 305TBI
Mods:Hooker Aerochamber 3" exhaust, no cat,SLP 1 5/8" headers and y-pipe March pullies, no smog, 180 thermo,
14x4 K&N, 3.42 gears(open), Ultimate TBI Mods,AFPR,MSD(ignition,coil&wires),Edelbrock TBI Manifold, 190ltr/hr fuel pump,
Eibach springs with KYB's all around,
Harwood cowl hood, Z-28 wing, fresh paint(black)
120,000 miles, 5spd, T-tops
0-60mph-7.2s-Gteched
92 RS, 305TBI, auto, 3.08 gears, 180 thermo, glasspack (no muffler)
[This message has been edited by 88'camaro305TBI (edited September 04, 2001).]
p.s. 235's is the most i would go on stock 15's. The 235's will be a lot more comfortable in terms of drivability.
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Pat Hirsz
www.iit.edu/~hirspat/MyPage2.htm
88 305TBI
Mods:Hooker Aerochamber 3" exhaust, no cat,SLP 1 5/8" headers and y-pipe March pullies, no smog, 180 thermo,
14x4 K&N, 3.42 gears(open), Ultimate TBI Mods,AFPR,MSD(ignition,coil&wires),Edelbrock TBI Manifold, 190ltr/hr fuel pump,
Eibach springs with KYB's all around,
Harwood cowl hood, Z-28 wing, fresh paint(black)
120,000 miles, 5spd, T-tops
0-60mph-7.2s-Gteched
92 RS, 305TBI, auto, 3.08 gears, 180 thermo, glasspack (no muffler)
[This message has been edited by 88'camaro305TBI (edited September 04, 2001).]
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