the widest tire

[Sc2_racer]

I own a 99' saturn sc2 coupe and i wanted to stick a 225 seires tire on some 16 inch rims...some people told me that it will rub..others told me i have just enough clearance...i've seen pics of people running 225's but i never seen one up close...does anyone know if it would rub????

[dream36realms]

it all depends on the type of tire you go with and the offset of the wheels

[xthekoreanx]

Go to a tire store, tell them you wanna try it, and theyll test fit some for you.

Jason

[PROTOTYPE]

Re: the widest tire

I own a 99' saturn sc2 coupe and i wanted to stick a 225 seires tire on some 16 inch rims...some people told me that it will rub..others told me i have just enough clearance...i've seen pics of people running 225's but i never seen one up close...does anyone know if it would rub????

hey Elliot, you could aasked me fucker. [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/lol.gif[/img] I like the idea of 205's.

[slowion2]

why 225? not going to make that much difference if you go with a shit rubber compound, that has the largest impact

[Sc2_racer]

i have 205's on mine now and it seems like i can go wider....i just dont know how wide...maybe 215....

[PROTOTYPE]

there really is not need to man.

[Jeremy]

225/45R16 could fit, depending on the offset.. Im assuming they are 7" wide.

[saturnspeed_12]

offset and backspacing is a key. but like others have said, if you get a sticky tire, thats what helps. i think 215 is wide enough for the car

[Plastic Fury]

I run a 225/45 ZR16 on my 93 Scoupe. I have Rota Slipstreams in 16" (duh) with Falken ZE 512's in the above mentioned size. You can get a pinky finger (barely) between the tire and strut all the way around with that tire.

Honestly, I started with a 205 but I did NOT like the way the tires pulled under the wheel. Falken (I get a VERY nice hook up on Falkens, so that's what I use) does not make a 215 in my application so I had to take a chance on the 225's.

I have considered dropping back to the 15's (what I use for the SCCA) but I got to admit, I love the look of the 16" 225's on the car, they fill the wheel wells very nicely and look great from behind lol. I just slapped them on the '93SC1 I am building w/ the same Rota's and it's the same fit. It's very close but it does not rub. I can probably find a pic if you want to see them. I am not sure what the offset is on the Rota is though.

[Sc2_racer]

yea man i would really like to c the pics...i wanna go wide....and i wanna c hopw they looked on ur car

[S.Bretz]

225's look beefy from the back...when I saw that on Don Baker's old right, I almost got a woody.

[Plastic Fury]

225's look beefy from the back...when I saw that on Don Baker's old right, I almost got a woody.

Sam, I remember the first time I met you guys at Vin's bbq last year, a couple of you were checking the strut/tire gap on my 225's.

[Plastic Fury]

yea man i would really like to c the pics...i wanna go wide....and i wanna c hopw they looked on ur car

Unfortunately that car has since been wrecked and I realized now that I never took a straight on picture of it. Here is four pics but they are not with the wheels straight. If I get a chance I'll take some pics of the SC1 that has the same wheels/tires on it now and get a better straight on shot.

[S3aturnR]

Re: the widest tire

I own a 99' saturn sc2 coupe and i wanted to stick a 225 seires tire on some 16 inch rims...some people told me that it will rub..others told me i have just enough clearance...i've seen pics of people running 225's but i never seen one up close...does anyone know if it would rub????

if you get the proper wheel offset and tire profile, you should be ok, but why bother? if you're racing in a straight line, it won't do you any good. too much tire to turn. if you're road racing or autocross, you'll get beat by cars with 205/50-15 tires all day long. if you're doing it for a show car, it might look cool, but is it really worth all the hassle?

i'm actually looking to see if a 13" rim will fit on my car. a buddy of mine has a set of 13" panasports with 225 hoosiers on them. he said i could test fit them on my car at our next event...


s3aturnr