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Old May 26, 2012 | 07:01 PM
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Whats the widest i can go?

Alrite, so im do for new tires, and i was just wondering what is the widest i can go on the rear without making any mods? Im currently running the normal 245/50. and there isnt much room i think for any wider but i figured id ask here anyway. thanks for any help
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Old May 26, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

I could just answer it all out again for the 100th time, like others who have answered it 100 times too. Please use the feature that is built into TGO. I promise you that the answer you seek exists.
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Old May 26, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

i couldnt find it
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Old May 26, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/sear...archid=5075428

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/whee...er-wanted.html
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Old May 26, 2012 | 08:10 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

i searched something different. sorry about that. thanks alot man
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Old May 26, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

These days, there are no options, unless you buy wheels that aren't 16". It is possible to fit 315/35R17x11s, with work, or 275/40R17x9s with no work, but all the wider options for 16s are long gone. And we do get sick of the same questions over and over, when we made the stickies to avoid exactly that.
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Old May 27, 2012 | 09:32 AM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

Haha! first link says "no results found" - irony! lol

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Old May 27, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

what type of wheel
how tall a tire
there are so many combos.with only a few answers.

the answers that you can did up, are going to be alot of the same tire wheel combo..BORING!.

if your thinking outside the box, and want a tall wider tire (then most)

or the low side wall wide tire on a 20/19" wide rim. (a few)

most of the time it's posted someplace ya just have to Dig
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Old May 28, 2012 | 04:28 AM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

You can get a 275/45-r16 drag radial from Toyo. Thats probably more tire then you'll ever need.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:17 AM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

hmmmmm i might get those then

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:34 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

its my daily driver. and not making any mods means its stock. 16 inch rim. stock wheel wells, nothing cut out. seems like most people are telling me i could go 255/50.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 06:59 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

Originally Posted by ghost91
.....seems like most people are telling me i could go 255/50.
Yes, you can.
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Old May 28, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

but idk if im gonna go bigger cuz then i remembered since this is my dd, ill have to rotate them eventually, and i cant go smaller in front. so i think ill just keep it 245/50 all around. well see. thanks for the input though
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Old May 28, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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Re: Whats the widest i can go?

I've run 255s on all 4 corners & currently run 275s up front. So you can still rotate tires except that unless you run 4 front wheels you'll hafta pay for dismounting, remounting & balancing of all 4 tires each time you rotate your tires because the rear wheels can't be run on the front (unless you buy a pair of slip-on spacers).
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