quick question

[crusader33x]

wsup, i have an s14 se with factory 205/55/16how wide is the factory alloy wheel?

what tire sizes can i go with?

can i go 225/50/16 ?

thanks
Modified by crusader33x at 11:46 AM 3/27/2006

[crusader33x]

?

[onosqv]

it's like 6 or 6.5... either way it won't fit a 225 unless you have some very very crazy installer. Putting a 225 on a 7" wide rim is about as "bulgy" as logically and usefully possible.

Why don't you stick to stock sizes? You can probably get away w/ a 215/50, but it will bulge a bit.

If you are trying to get more traction or whatnot, going with a better tire will serve you better than simply going w/ a cheaper wider tire.

[crusader33x]

ouch, i put on 225's yesterday cuz i went to a used tire place and thats all they had!! yikes!! so it harms the car's performance? so i should have them removed and put on 205's instead? thanks

[onosqv]

rofl, if they are already on and not rubbing your suspension or fenderwalls, you'll be fine.

I'd personally up the tire pressure a bit because I believe your sidewall is now a lil more flexy.

[crusader33x]

well i have 205-55-16s up front but the rears are 225-50-16s

is this safe though?

[onosqv]

is this safe though?

Safe for what? . I'm sure you'll be fine. I just remembered seeing my friends 225's on his 7" rim and going "wtf?".

[crusader33x]

safe for daily driving, or drifting i mean, if the wheels arent meant to hold 225/50's then shouldnt i try to exchange them?

[onosqv]

Personally, I would, yes. I'd run 205's unless I had a specific reason to do otherwise. If I wanted wider tires, I'd get wider rims first - that's just me tho.

A lot of it has to do with how much you trust the person installing your tires...

As a reference, I've seen lots of autox cars run really fatty tires (trying to fit largest tire they can on stock rims to avoid being bumped up in class); they run their cars hard and it's fine - of course, they also usually have 2 sets of rims and only run those for track for various reasons whatever they may be.

I've also seen lots of ppl run super stretched tires which aren't recommended either; works good for them for drift or fitting rims inside fenders when lowered.

[nismofly]

205/55 would be your best bet, but like brokeas said a better tire will always help more than a wider tire, you could do a 215 too, but better tires are more important

225's are fine on 7's, but just a little wide for 6.5

225 on a 7:

[whiterps13]

nice try, but that picture is pointless.

[nismofly]

i wasnt going for anything with his wheel size

it just shows how a 225 works on a 7" wide wheel

i think brokeas scared him when he was talking about why would anyone put 225's on a 7, he thought it would be too much, i showed it isnt

and i had already answered the question, i was just throwing that in there

[onosqv]

i think brokeas scared him when he was talking about why would anyone put 225's on a 7, he thought it would be too much, i showed it isnt

It wasn't on a 7 I thought it would be too much, but on a 7 that is the thinnest I would go .

I do think it's a little much tho, haha - but then again, disregard my opinions as I run 225's on my 9" rim, .

[nismofly]

i go by a 20mm range for each 1/2 inch of wheel width, ill run a 205-225 on a 7.5, 215-235 on an 8, 235-255 on a 9, etc...i run 225's on my 7.5s, my tires actually were released a few months ago in 215, i may do that next time

however most tire manufacturers are more conservative than me even, theyll go by a 225 on a 7, 245 on an 8, etc...it works but even i dont like it as much, i like square or a conservative stretch

an exception in the pic i showed, those are hoosier DOT road race slicks, they seem to look better with a wide tire narrow wheel than many street tires...probably something to do with the sidewall construction

[McRussellPants]

You also showed Hoosiers on a 7. Which matters less since R-Comps like that will have stiffer sidewalls and will be less prone to rolling over.

[nismofly]

which is why i said this

an exception in the pic i showed, those are hoosier DOT road race slicks, they seem to look better with a wide tire narrow wheel than many street tires...probably something to do with the sidewall construction

i dont even like it that conservative on the street

these are even more than r-comps, ill be finding out how 225 toyo ra-1's do on a 7 next summer

[SmithSR]

225 on 7" in the foreground

and again

[SmithSR]

205/55-16 on 6.5"

[naed240sx]

Ughh you bastards with your RA-1s. I want some sooo bad.

[crusader33x]

thanks again guys, i went with pirelli nero's 205/55/16's after reading this site and your posts!