I got new wheels, but what size tire should I run???

[kppk1986]

I just bought some SSR RS8s and their 16x7 in the front and 16x8 in the back.. i was wondering what a good staggered tire setup would be for these wheels??? Oh and they have a 38mm offset.. And i might get a shock and spring setup in the near future.... I dont know if that matters but ... yea...

heres a pic of the wheels
Modified by kppk1986 at 8:04 PM 10/7/2004

[kppk1986]

oh and i forgot to add that i have a 93 hatch...

[SmithSR]

205/55-16 front225/50-16 rear

but I'm conservative. Others may chime in with different tire sizes, but those are identical to OEM tire diameter and you can get competition tires in those sizes, so anything bigger really isn't better.

[kppk1986]

would 215/50/16 be too big in the front

[cosmo]

no help here..but damn those wheels are sexy

[kppk1986]

thanks man... i think their sexy too

[skydragoness]

would 215/50/16 be too big in the front

i wouldn't think of 215 being too wide. Most of the tire rubbing issues i've heard of are from people who go 225+ in width. But that's just me i have stock alloys

[Exar-Kun]

Take SMithSR's advice...those are ideal rim widths for those sizes..-chet

[kppk1986]

that sounds good enough then.... Thanks for the help guys...

[Altiman94]

what tire are you going to put on them?