When I was at Costco looking at the price of tires he said he wouldn't sell me P245/50R16 or anything similar because I have a base camaro.

He said something about the car not handling it or something.

I don't believe it... but... Does he know what he is talking about?

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'86 Camaro
2.8 MPFI

AC Delco RapidFire SparkPlugs
Premium Gold Distributor Cap & Rotor

 

Don't base Camaro's have 15's?

 

Why couldn't you run 245/50R-16s on a base Camaro? That is, of course, if you had 16 inch wheels.

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'86 Camaro SC 2.8 V6, 5spd
Bone Stock, except for:

(Performance)
Flowmaster cat back exhust

(Non-Performance)
Pioneer DEH-P4000 head unit
Pioneer 6X9 Tri-Ax speakers
Jensen 8" dual voice coil sub
Blacked out tail lights and side markers (VHT
Nightshades spray tint)

(Hopefully these list will grow quickly)

I like to think of it as a empty canvas

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Ya, that's my point.

Why couldn't you???


I would have to buy new rims but otherwise why not?

 

Maybe the guy thought you meant that they'd fit on it like it is, w/o new rims.

 

That's B.S. !! I have 16's with those tires on my Base Coupe right now...Tell this guy you have a right as a Canadian citizen, along with the goods and services laws, to purchase any god damn thing you want in that store.

 

If you put 16x8 wheels on it, there shouldn't be a problem.. I think the guy thinks you're leaving them on the base 15x7s or something..

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'86 Camaro SC, black /w silver racing stripes
2.8l MPFI/700r4 /w special 2nd gear delete option
In search of new v8 engine & transmission, now contemplating t5 swap to get me out of this mess.
MSD coil, Accel 8mm wires, SplitFire plugs, Gabriel hijackers, possible performance chip I don't know about.. gotta crack open the ECM and check sometime

 

The problem is that u're trying to buy the tires from Costco. I ran into the same problem when me and my buddy went to buy tires for his aftermarket rims for his beetle. Salesperson told us that Costco has and must go by the book filled with the stock tires sizes. Something like Costco sold the some person a tire size other than stock, then the tire blew up or something and the person sued. So, it became policy for Costco to only sell tires for cars with their stock sizes. Pretty funny huh... aight payce.

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85 2.8L Sport Coupe 5-speed.
Mods: Hpertech chip and powerstat, MSD 6A-L, Crane fireball coil, Dynomax hi-flow cat and catback system with a dynomax magnum race bullet muffler on the i-pipe, K&N filterchargers, Eibach and Tokiko springs/shocks setup, Global west sub frames, Suspension techniqs front and rear sway bars, and good ole 88 IROC wheels with Kumo Ecstas on em!
"I'm out to seek those pesky VTEC boys!" (don't get me wrong, I'm asian myself! hehe)

 

But, if you think about it, Tec-21 IS buying stock sized tired. P245/50VR16's were offered from the factory.
these are the sizes.
205/75R14
215/65R15
215/65VR15
235/60R15
235/55R16
245/50VR16
245/50ZR16

these should be all the tire sizes offered from the factory for cams and 'birds from 82-92. 235/55VR16 might have been offered as well, but I'm not sure. they are on the 4th gens.

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1988 Camaro Sport Coupe
2.8 V6, TCI 3200 Stall TC, B&M Transkit, 80 Series Flowmaster w/ Catback, '85 Firebird SE 3.73 Rear (soon)
'83 CFI Z/28 Hood, '87 16" IROC Wheels on Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's, '92 Z/28 Bowtie Grille
IROC Gauges, IROC Taillights, IROC Foglamps w/ retrofitted 9005 hi-beam headlight bulbs

1985 Firebird SE
2.5 I4, T-5, 3.73 rear (going to the sport coupe)
Beat to a pulp.

 

Cosco? Geez, that was your first problem. You should've told the guy he was a frickin' moron, and you're going to a real tire place. Feel free to call him an idiot, etc! Of course the car will handle them. Hell I have P275/60r15 tires on the back!


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Ya!

Nice Tires Tom!!!

 

me personally am getting ready to run 245/40/17's all the way around. And if costco want to throw out close to 800 buck sale then they are stupid. But if I use a former employers' ID number I can get these for 94 a peice! bridgestone SP5000's ...Amazing the markup some people charge.