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V · 10-07-2005, 06:05 PM

who has 16" wheels anymore??? lol j/k

i think all 4th gens can easily take a tire width of 275 all around if matched with the correct sidewall size. my SS has 275/40/17, so if you drop a wheel size i think it would work out to something like 275/45/16.
my friend had 255's on his 88 iroc, they looked good as hell and fit the rear wheelwell perfect.
i have 295's on the rear of my vette on the early stock style 15" alloy rim. a little buldge but not ugly or unsafe.

i dunno if everyone knows the meaning of the tire numbers, i didnt when i first got into cars, so ill just post what i was told. for example 275/40/zr17...275 = width, 40=% aspect ratio of sidewall to width, and of course 17=rim size. correct me if im wrong though.

10-07-2005, 06:05 PM	#18
V Stalker Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 12,082 iTrader: (12)	who has 16" wheels anymore??? lol j/k i think all 4th gens can easily take a tire width of 275 all around if matched with the correct sidewall size. my SS has 275/40/17, so if you drop a wheel size i think it would work out to something like 275/45/16. my friend had 255's on his 88 iroc, they looked good as hell and fit the rear wheelwell perfect. i have 295's on the rear of my vette on the early stock style 15" alloy rim. a little buldge but not ugly or unsafe. i dunno if everyone knows the meaning of the tire numbers, i didnt when i first got into cars, so ill just post what i was told. for example 275/40/zr17...275 = width, 40=% aspect ratio of sidewall to width, and of course 17=rim size. correct me if im wrong though.