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Bigest tire you can put on a 16 by 8 iroc rim??

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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 10:05 AM
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Bigest tire you can put on a 16 by 8 iroc rim??

??????
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 10:38 AM
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I dunno, a 16x8 tire maybe?
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 11:23 AM
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I think someone on the board put 295/40 or 50/16 on the rear...
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 02:21 PM
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I dunno, a 16x8 tire maybe?


Anyway, I'd be more specific....do you mean how wide of a tire? How tall of a sidewall? Are you more concerned about turning radius in front or scraping the wheelwell in back?
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Old Nov 5, 2002 | 12:21 AM
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check with your local tire dealer their catalogs should give rim width specs but I believe the most you can get ona 16x8 safely is a 255/50/16
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