widest tire size on ten hole 15's?

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90lxfoxbody

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does anyone know what the widest safe tire size is i can run on my factory ten hole rims? they came from the factory with 225/60/r15's. i want a matching set with slightly wider tires on the back.

 

wfriedman

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265/50/15 will fit on the rear. 245/50/15's up front.

 

Euphoric306

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265's will fit!?

 

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1SLO306

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i wouldnt go 265 on that rim. too ride for it. yeah it will fit but all the rubber wont meet the pavement. i say stick with stock size

 

Michael Yount

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A good rule of thumb is to keep the tire's section width (the first number in mm) no more than 2-2.5" wider than the rim width. This is so the wheel provides the support the tire requires. If the 10-holes are 7" wide -- then you want a section width of no more than 9" to 9.5". That works out to a section width in the 225-245 range. Any wider tire than that and you really need a wider wheel. You can physically mount a wider tire, but it will be far from optimal.

 

vikingpower

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I've had 3 sets of 235/60R15 tires on mine, I imagine you could fit a much wider tire on the back (my fronts rub on the control arms a bit) but you'd better measure or look at the clearance between the tire and the quad shocks before you decide how wide to go. I think I might check out the whole 265 possibility next time I go in for tires...

 

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2KsilverGT

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You guys will probly laugh but I have some Mickey T's 275/50's on my ten holes. Hooks great though hehe. Just awaiting some drag lites.

 

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trendkilllx

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I had some 275/50 nittos laying around so I tried them. Actually hook well, but I wouldn't recommend it. The 245's look like they have just as wide a patch.

 

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a question along the same lines everyone always asks about the 10 holes but i have a set of turbines are they the same width and BS as a ten hole?

 

glowstang93

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In 1992 and 1993, the 10 holes came with p205/65r15's from the factory. I am running p215/60 r15's and only get a little rub on drivers side during the winter.

 

wfriedman

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205/65-15

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Original Equipment Optional 4cyl tire size.



225/60-15

225/55-16

235/45-17

These are Tireracks recommended sizes.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/brochure/info/tmpInfoTireMath.jsp

Run what you have, and what you want to run and see the specs....pretty neat.

 

sirr0bin

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llwood said:

a question along the same lines everyone always asks about the 10 holes but i have a set of turbines are they the same width and BS as a ten hole?

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For all intensive purposes, they are indentical wheels

 

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llwood

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sirr0bin said:

For all intensive purposes, they are indentical wheels

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thanks i just didn't know cause whenever someone is looking for a stocker to run DR's they always look for a 10 hole i was not sure if maybe the turbine was a little different or something

 

Euphoric306

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dont you mean for all intents and purposes? hahaha im just kidding though


also, ten holes are MUCH MUCH easier to keep clean

 

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2KsilverGT said:

You guys will probly laugh but I have some Mickey T's 275/50's on my ten holes. Hooks great though hehe. Just awaiting some drag lites.

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but prolly didnt get driven much on the road.


if u like the ten holes, then u can send them off to someone that can resize them a couple more inches

 

ram360

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I going w/ a 265 or 275 out back....I have 225 out back now and need some bigger meats

 

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I'm using 275 BFG DR on a set of ten holes that I only use for the track, but I wouldn't do it for a daily driver, or for any use on the street for that matter.