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Was 245/50/16 tires really an option ?


Mike J.

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Does anyone also no what all colors of wheels these tires would be available on from the factory ? While I'm asking, were there any 5-speed Richard Petty editions made ? Any 5-speed Dale Earnhart versions ?

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Yes, there were 5-speed Petty edition cars, I've seen them on Ebay.

I think all crosslace 89-93 came with 245/50R16.

I don't think they started putting 225/60R16 on the crosslace until 94.

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Jeorge answered my ? on another post about the Earnhart 5-speed.

 

Jeorge wrote:

There is someone on EFI-street who is Restoring his #3 Lumina.

its one of 2 5 speed 3.4L's made and the only one known to have been signed by the man himself. he acctually cant get the decales anymore he is getting a Letter from the origanal dealer inorder

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Yes, there were 5-speed Petty edition cars, I've seen them on Ebay.

I think all crosslace 89-93 came with 245/50R16.

I don't think they started putting 225/60R16 on the crosslace until 94.

 

Nope...BOTH my GP's...(one SE and one GT) have 225/60/R16's and both have the same crosslace wheels, that are EIGHT inches wide...

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Yes, there were 5-speed Petty edition cars, I've seen them on Ebay.

I think all crosslace 89-93 came with 245/50R16.

I don't think they started putting 225/60R16 on the crosslace until 94.

 

Nope...BOTH my GP's...(one SE and one GT) have 225/60/R16's and both have the same crosslace wheels, that are EIGHT inches wide...

 

WINNAR WINNAR CHICKEN DINNAR

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Yay old thread!!!! you can get 235/55/16s on a 7 inch wheel

Jeez, Mr. Lurker. Your last post was a year ago, and the one before that was nearly four!

 

The reply notificaton email must have brought Tom out of hiding. :lol:

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The big black bitch had the 225 on 8" wide wheels factory......it got 245/50/16 Kumho 711s.

 

i just put 245/50 Kumho ECSTA 711s on my 16x8 GP crosslace wheels two days ago. they look wayyy better than the old 225/60s! handles better too but still spinning mad tire through 2nd gear :neutral:

 

you can put 245/50-16s on a 7" wheel according to this website:

 

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

 

scroll about 1/2 way down the page until you see "An ideal rim-width calculator" on the left side of the page. 7" is the minimum though.

 

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