i want to get about 16x8 wheels for the front and 16x10 for the back. i'm thinking about 225 for the front and something like 275 or 295s for the back. is this a good choice as far as getting the widest tires on and not rubbing or sticking out to much?

 

My 86 IROC had the stock rims on it when I bought it. It had 255/50X16s up front (Goodyear tires) and 295/50X16s in the back. The front tires never rubbed. The back tires limit how fast you can take a curve or speed bump and sometimes rub when I hit a really rough spot on the highway. When I replace them I'll probably go back to the stock size of 245/50X16.

 

With that tire set up the car should handle like S---t, but if thats lhe look you want go for it. Just drive slow.

 

why would it handle like $hit? if the tires don't role in the corners 295s should bite pretty good.

 

Well if you can not spell (roll) role. you will not know about handling... Do what you want Kid.

 

just brecause i accidentaly wrote role intestead of roll dosn't mean you have to act like an ***, all it means is that i was typing fast and didn't think about it because i didn't know you were worried about how people spell. i'l admit i'm not the best at spelling but i do know how to spell roll. all i'm trying to do is figure out what tires and wheels i want to get and if you have a problem with that don't post here.

 

Running wider tires in the rear with smaller ones in the front will hurt cornering. All four tires are important in cornering, running smaller than stock in the front 'probably' cause the car to push(understeer) when cornering. That is, you keep turning the wheel harder but the car just won't turn because the front tires are sliding. Running larger than stock tires in the rear will 'probably' do the same thing, making the push even worse. (yes the larger 295 tires will bite in the corner, but the front wheels do the turning) To compensate you would need to run different sway bars and/or springs and/or adjustable shocks, just to make it handle as good as if it had 245/50's all the way around. Straight line traction will improve if you run fatter than stock tires on the rear--assuming the wheels can accomodate the increase in width. You probably won't want the tires to stick out of the wheel wells at all. During complete suspension travel the tires usually needs to go up into the wheel well.