Are you planning to run staggered tire sizes or the same size all around? Those wheels being 1-inch wider than Fox Pony wheels I think 225/50's might be too small. I'm running 225/50's up front on 7" ponies and they line up right there at the edge of the wheel lip. I guess it all depends on the look you're going for but I think 235's or better yet, 245/45's would be the best bet. With the wider wheel the 245/50's should show less sidewall, compared to 7" Ponies.I picked up a set of 5 lug 16X8" Pony wheels and need tires for them. I see a lot of cars with Ponies looking like they have a lot of sidewall which I don't really like the looks of. I want to run 245/50R16 tires for the added width but I wonder if the sidewalls would look too talk for me. What size tires is everyone running on Pony wheels, is anyone using 225/50R16's? If anyone has pics that would help...
Stock tire size is 225/55/16 on a 16x7 wheel. That gives you an OD of 25.7"
8" wide wheels SHOULD have a 245 tire on it. You could run a 255 if you wanted. 235's will fit too. 225's might be too narrow.
Proper tire sizes to maintain a OD of 25.7" are
225/55/16 25.7"
235/50/16 25.3"
245/50/16 25.6"
255/50/16 26.0"
I'd do 245/50/16's all around and call it a day.
x2
245/50 and stock 225/55 will have the same height sidewall, thats why you drop the aspect ratio when going wider to maintain the same overall height
I would vote for a 245/45/16. I had 225/50/16 on my old ponys and I like the look of the 50 vs the 55 sidewall.
Kevin
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a 225/55/16 and a 245/50/16 will have the same height sidewall, but the 245 will bulge slightly because it is a wider tire on the same size rim.
tire size 101, just because i feel like being a know-it-all...
225=Tire Width in Millimeters
55=Aspect Ratio (% of tread width that makes up the sidewall...55% of the tread is the height of the sidewall)
16=rim size
a 225 tire with a 55 aspect ratio means that 55% of the tread is how high the sidewall is. a 245 tire with a 50 aspect ratio means that only 50% is sidewall.
55% of 225 = 123.75
50% of 245 = 122.50
the 245/45/16 however has a 110.25mm sidewall, which is way too small
there is a 1.25mm difference in sidewall height...not enough to make any difference visually or on your speedo
255/50/16's in the rear
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