rudefyet Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 what would you guys suggest for a set of 16x8 crosslaces I wanna go with a 245 tire like the TGP has...but at the same time fill in some of that wheel gap with a taller tire somone suggested 245/55/16 to me anyone have that size on their w-body or a similar they recommend & could show me pics of EDIT: nm...just discovered 245/55/16 isn't a real size i'll just get a set of 245/50/16s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 my 235/55/16s fill in my wheel well much better than the old 215/60/16s. I dont have pics yet, I just got them on last week. TGP tires were 245/50 I think so 245/55 would be a little taller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 My personal preference is to go as wide as the width of the wheel will allow. On a 8" rim, you can go up to 255's. A 255/50R16 is only 0.6" smaller in diameter than the 245/55R16 you were considering (and only 0.3" smaller than the stock 205/70R15's). If it were me and I wanted to make sure the wheel well was filled, I would put on P255/50R16's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 255/50/16 sounds like a plan hope they're not too wide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canada Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Stick with 245/50/16. You don't want to go so wide that the sidewall buldges outward.......like the 97+ Ws with their 225s and 6.5" wide wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Be sure to check tire specs first. It's not just width, but also sidewall. Lower profile sidewalls need a wider rim. 235/55-16 will probably fill the wheel wells a little better than 245/50-16. It's a little bigger in diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Stick with 245/50/16. werd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 You don't want to go so wide that the sidewall buldges outward.......like the 97+ Ws with their 225s and 6.5" wide wheel. I have 225's on my wheels which are only 6" wide and my sidewalls do not bulge outward much at all. Maybe it depends on the type of tire and it's sidewall design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 i've seen 245/50/16's so i think i'l stick with them since i like the way they look i'm broke now since some ebay fag...so it'll be awhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Stick with 245/50/16. You don't want to go so wide that the sidewall buldges outward.......like the 97+ Ws with their 225s and 6.5" wide wheel. My 93 SE and my 01 GTP have no "buldge" and they both have 6.5'' wide wheels + 225/60/16's. When you throw 245/50's on the 6.5'' wheels, they do look buldged a great deal though(lots of GTP owners run 245/50's on the stock "torque stars" and other wheels of the same width). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 245/50-16 looks good on a TGP, but chances are, it's not a bigger diameter that what you already have. Unless at some point someone put some really small tires on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted December 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 245/50-16 looks good on a TGP, but chances are, it's not a bigger diameter that what you already have. Unless at some point someone put some really small tires on your car. I understand that I figure i'll have to lower it bout as much as yours to fill in that nasty gap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I figure i'll have to lower it bout as much as yours to fill in that nasty gap The ass end of mine is still gapalicious. I need to get that Canadian rear spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I'm going with 245/50-16's on mine... altho, you could always go with 235/30-21's (don't we all need 21" rims...) --Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 I really like the 225/60/16s on my car, black crosslace and they look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uniquedreamz Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 i use this little tool...best i found on net for tire swap info http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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