Another tire size question...

[supra brit]

I got some Nismo JTC's, 16X7 and 16X8... what would be the best tire size option?

[skydragoness]

225 all around is a nice size, that's what I run w/ that rim combo on my SSR's.

[supra brit]

front and rear? The wheels I have on my car now are 15X7's and I have 195s on them...and they're not stretched...unless they are 6.5 and I was just wrong on size... but 225 is wider than I was even thinking?

[skydragoness]

Yes front and rear.I don't run coilovers and I don't have any rubbing issues at all in the front, I did at one point but that was because some bolts were missing from the inside fender well's paneling so I had to fix that first. But now it's fine. 225 is fine all around at the most. Any bigger and your just adding more weight. Or you could go w/ 215 if you want but I find that tire size hard to find in 16" sometimes.

[hannibal]

How about 205/55 front and 225/50 rear?

[homeslicej2]

I don't recommend that, bc then you can't rotate your tires if they are directional due to the different sizes. If they aren't directional then you can only rotate them side to side, not the best. If they are directional and the same size you can rotate back to front, better. Don't go with a staggered setup unless the car is not a DD.

[skydragoness]

I don't recommend that, bc then you can't rotate your tires if they are directional due to the different sizes. If they aren't directional then you can only rotate them side to side, not the best. If they are directional and the same size you can rotate back to front, better. Don't go with a staggered setup unless the car is not a DD.

Not only that, is when you have different widths front and rear you can induce understeer/oversteer.

[hannibal]

But she's got staggered wheels. Why run the same size tires if the wheels are different widths? She can only rotate them side to side anyway...

[homeslicej2]

But she's got staggered wheels. Why run the same size tires if the wheels are different widths? She can only rotate them side to side anyway...

Ah, good point. I missed that important piece of info when I first read the post. Looks like I need to work on my reading comprehension skills. In this case, there isn't much choice. I retract my previous statements.

[supra brit]

Ya I've found that 215/%/16 are expensive as hell...what about 225/45/16, just as bad? I could run 205/50/16 in the front w/ that combo?

[hannibal]

205/50-16 front and 225/45-16 rear is closer to the OEM diameter. But there arent a whole lot of 225/45 tires. BUt if you prefer the thinner sidewalls, these should work for ya.

BTW, any pics of these JTC's?