widest tires on the stock p5 rims?

[violator]

saw this guy selling toyo t1-s for 500 cdn. 90 % tread. the size is 215/55/16. knowing that toyos tires are not as wide thinkin it should be ok. what do u guys think?

 

[BK's black P5]

I doubt it. I think our stock is 16 x 6, and the tire you mention is almost 8.5" wide (215mm.)

 

[Don]

You can go pretty wide, but the 55 series tire is way too BIG for your car.

OEM tires are 73.1 inches in circumference and the 215/55's are 79.5 inches. 9% too big around, and your speedo will be off more than 5 mph, not to mention that the big change in gearing will slow both your acceleration and brakeing a good bit.

Don

 

[violator]

i know my sizes. 215 are not for 8.5"ers. my 94 rx7 had 8" rims and the safest and biggest tires u could put on were 245's dont know what ur talking about.

i know 205s fit for sure. ummm whats the size of the rims?

but i know that the diameter will be fvcked up for sure. wider
with 50 series already means bigger diameter. but these tires are wider and bigger series. hahah i guess i dont want to look like a 4x4 out there.

 

[Don]

i know my sizes. 215 are not for 8.5"ers. my 94 rx7 had 8" rims and the safest and biggest tires u could put on were 245's dont know what ur talking about.

Reread WHAT he said.

He didn't say that 215's were for 8.5 inch rims - He said the 215 mm tire was almost 8.5 inches wide, and he's right on. 215mm is 8.464 inches

Don

 

[Jim Frye]

Accroding to Tire Rack...

The widest you can go on stock rims is 205/45-16. Not only are you limited to the width of the tire by the rim width, you also have to figure on clearing suspension parts. Jim