widest tire for stock rims??????

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motomanic06

^ loves these trucks
whats the widest tire you can put on the stock rim?
and what size tires are most people using? (the width and hight)
 
dgoodhue

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

The last time I checked the largest width common sized 16" tire is 255 (stock is 245). The aren't a lot of options for bigger tires.
 
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motomanic06

^ loves these trucks
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

cool thanks for the replys Im going to get new tires tomorrow and I was curious what size tires other people are using
 
SY-1193

SY-1193

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Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

I am laughing reading this....
I was at the NASTE fall Englishtown swap meet/Truck show a couple years back. I met this guy who widens rims. So I tell him about what I have. He says: "sure...I can widen the rims for you but what tire are you gonna use?" He asks me. He could make the stock rims as wide as I wanted but there was nothing to wrap on them...

I like the 16 inch for drag racing for the fat sidewall and the ride is much cushier for my old bones.
I like the stock look.
If you go with 17" rims/tires there is many more choices.

This thread makes me wonder if anyone makes a custom tire? They have to make them for all the crazy concept cars at the car shows. You ever see the goofy tires on some of those they are definately one offs?
 
dgoodhue

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

Quadrajet72 said:
Checked production availability for a 255/50-16 tire lately? It's no longer in production by anyone. One style Hoosier and drag radials. That's it.
The G-force sport listed has been on "back order" for over two years. It's not available. I've tried. I wanted a set of road-tires for my C4, as the Gatorbacks that are on it are now 27 years old, and a bit hard for street use. I still want factory size (255/50VR-16) for NCRS Display purposes. None available as of about 18 months ago. Lots of 245's still in production. The 255 must have been limited in usage. C4 only? And is now obsolete.
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I didn't know that 255/50-16 were pretty much discontinued. Up until some time in the late 90's Michelin made a 315/40-16 tire that was intended for the Corvette.
 
chelo

chelo

filthy sy
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

I also ran 255 all around until this last tire change. I could not find anything in the area and so i switched back to 245.
If you want wider tires, you have to change wheel size.
 
wildphil

wildphil

I Love My Ty's
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

Quadrajet72 said:
315/40-16 Really? I wonder what it was used on? The C4 that used 315 was of course the ZR1, but it had 17" wheels.

I wanted to get a Goodyear 255/50 16 for my 85. Our Judging Standard has "standard deductions" for tires, batteries, headlight bulbs; anything that is common to ALL Corvettes regardless of year. The deduction for an OEM manufacturer, in the correct size, with some differences in tread style, is 20%. Non-OEM, correct size is 40%. Service replacement size ( I would argue this if I couldn't get 255's), non OEM is 75%. All others (non 255's if you can't win the argument on service replacement) 100%. Our road tires are 24 points. So no 255 Goodyears anymore is a problem for anyone wishing to show a 84-87 C4 in NCRS.

Another reason I don't want to risk blowing one of the original Gatorbacks on my 85. Those tires are worth a lot to someone wanting to take a 85-87 through The System. 24 points is a LOT. You can only loose 135 points and still have a McClellan Award car. The battery is already 10, so 24 in tires represents 20% of your McClellan score. That's a lot on a car that has been driven and is going to have some condition deductions.
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There not Goodyear. But it may be worth checking into. If you need new tires.
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/searchTiresBySize.do?r=TNNINT|pc|37075&cs=255&ar=50&rd=16

I don't know if these places can really get them or not. But look at the price at sears.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_09566339000P?prdNo=2&blockNo=2&blockType=G2
 
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wildphil

wildphil

I Love My Ty's
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

chelo said:
I used to run those falken and have nothing bad to say. Strange because when I checked at the local tire shops the falken were not available. Maybe they wised up since no one else is making them.
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Maybe they are not really available. It would be worth checking.
 
dgoodhue

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

Quadrajet72 said:
315/40-16 Really? I wonder what it was used on? The C4 that used 315 was of course the ZR1, but it had 17's.
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I am pretty sure it didn't come on any US production car. I have an article around 86/87 about the tire that said it was being marketed for the c4 corvette. That being said I would imagine thier is a story why they made that tire, most likely made it in anticipation of a production car using them that didn't pan out.
 
BMFB

BMFB

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Re: widest tire for stock rims??????

wish you could get a 275/45/16 to fit...also, is that possible?
 
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