Tire/Wheel dilema

[aye mate]

How well will a 225-50-16 fit on a 9in. rim?
Ok I have some MKIV NA wheels and the rear tires I bought them with are bald and I got rid of em. Also the rear tires on my Saws are close to bald. So I have 2 pairs of 225-50-16 tires.(the fronts on my saws and the fronts from the MKIV wheels) The MKIV wheels had Michelin Pilot Sports on them and my Saws have Yoko avid v4s. I dont want to throw away the pilots or th yokos cause they are both good tires. Thanks.

 

[supra90turbo]

haha
they wont fit. they may, but i doubt it'd be deemed "safe"

send 'em my way. i'll take a couple. lol

 

[aye mate]

Yea I was thinking if they would fit it would be a stretch. Now which tires should I put on the fronts? I'm thinking of putting the Pilots on the front for the summer and then having the yokos for the winter. I will be getting Yokohama Avid v4s 255-50-16 for the rears.

 

[bandit]

i have an aftermarket set of elite rims that are 8.5 wide and i have 255 50 16 v4s on them and the didnt have much problem puttin em on and they look good on them,and dont look too streched.

 

[TONY!]

i have an aftermarket set of elite rims that are 8.5 wide and i have 255 50 16 v4s on them and the didnt have much problem puttin em on and they look good on them,and dont look too streched.

But he wants 225 wide on a 9" rim
your case is 255 wide on a 8.5" rim

I know that 245 is stock to one 8" rim I know of. You seem to be right where you should be anyways.


aye mate,
I will take a stab at it and say with that low a sidewall, 20mm maybe the max you can change. Like I said, "a stab" (a guess).
or fellow members can state the biggest variations that they have had from what the rims call for.

 

[stokeless2]

check out the avon tires. They have really good rating and at a decent price. I wanted those but discount didn't carry them so I went with kuhmo asx alll season 285 40 17 in the back.

 

[aye mate]

Yes stock tires on a MKIV NA were 225-50-16 up front (8in. rim) and 245-50-16 on the 9in. rear rims. So I have 2 sets of fronts and no rears. I think 255's will fit on the rears just fine seeing as how a 245 is stock. I will check out the Avon tires, even tho' I am pretty much sold on the Yoko's Thanks everyone for helping my confirm my suspicions(*sp*).

 

[TONY!]

How well will a 225-50-16 fit on a 9in. rim?

aye mate,
I was in the library today & I seen this magazine.
On the cover was a red & white Ford GT40 & a yellow Ferrari F430 F1.
Anyways, the rim & tire combo on the front of the Ford GT40 was a surprising 235-45-18 on a 18x9 wheel!
Now I can't say for sure that all tires are created the same; maybe this was made specially to be narrow on a relatively wide rim.

But there is one case of a 235 on a 9" wide rim STOCK.
Who knows, it may just work out that a 225 will go on a 9" rim.

PS it was either Road & Track or Car & Driver. I will add that bit of info for you tomorrow in this post & just edit & add it in here.