Widest Tire that will fit on stock Turbines?

[91LTDProject]

Cant find an answer in the archives. I'm currently running 235/60R15's, but the tires are incredibly cheap, and the back wheels look kinda kinda small for my liking. Dont fill out the wheel well enough. New 17" rims and tires are in the distant future, after all the other shite I gotta take care of. I cant remember for sure, but I think stock turbines are 7" wide, havnt had to balance one in a long time. Just want to know what the limit of these rims are in terms of tire size.

[87vicFIVEO]

I'd say not much more than your current 235's, most manufactures don't recommend 245's or 255's on 7 inch rims. You could probably get away with 245/60/15's but they would look funny (bulged or bowed)

[87vicFIVEO]

This chart from BF goodrich should help




245's and 255's can be mounted on 7 inch wide rims....but you really need 8's

Alothough, according to this chart 255/70/15's would work, but that's a 28 inch tall tire

also try this calculator

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

[boXman]

Pete has 255/70s on his. Looks great. BTW, they are 6.5" wide.

[91LTDProject]

Thats a great chart, maybe someone could sticky that into the tech section in its own thread for reference. I've seen the tires on the back of pete's car and like how they fill out the wheel wells. Thanks for the info as always.

[mrltd]

Thats a great chart, maybe someone could sticky that into the tech section in its own thread for reference. I've seen the tires on the back of pete's car and like how they fill out the wheel wells. Thanks for the info as always.

Not here, it's easy enough to find on any tire manufacturer's site and/or resellers, such as tirerack.com. And it will vary depending on the tire and manufacturer.

[P72Ford]

My brother has mopar cop rally's on his 88. They are 7" wide, and he has 255's on them. Doesn't look, handle, drive, etc goofy.

However, I think turbines are 6.5" wide. You need to measure from bead to bead. I have a set laying around and they measure 6.5" from bead to bead, just like the factory steelies I have for my car.

[boXman]

Yea, I already said they are 6.5"....

[1987cp]

My brother has mopar cop rally's on his 88. They are 7" wide, and he has 255's on them. Doesn't look, handle, drive, etc goofy.

I've thought of running Mopar police wheels, especially since they're easy to get in desirable sizes. Got any pics?

[Mr. Land Yacht]

sorry to jack your thread, but I was just wondering something along these lines

my chrome wheels are 15x7s.
I was thinking 255/60/15s all around would look nice...and give me good grip/handling.
would these fit ok and not rub against the wheel wells when I go around turns?
or is 245/60/15 the widest I can go?
*I was planning to get Firestone Firehawks*

[1987cp]

Not that it necessarily makes for a direct comparison, but what size are your current Kelly Chargers?

[Mr. Land Yacht]

the Chargers are just the stock size...215/75/15 I believe....

[1987cp]

Oh, okay - looked from the pictures like they were 60 series.

Have you thought about a 65 series? Availability can be a problem, but a 235/65/15 would be very similar in overall height and would be a very good width for the wheels. Actually, availability is more of a problem than i realized - Tire Rack and Just Tires are showing only an Eagle GA for that size, and Discount Tire is showing nothing at all.

Speaking of availability , I just noticed another problem - the Tire Rack isn't showing the Firehawk Indy 500 in a 245/60/15. Nor the Yokohama Avid S/T, or that one road-oriented Kuhmo Venture! Maybe the Avids are just out of stock, but I dont' remember ever seeing the Indy 500 in a 245/60.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

yea, they got Firehawks in 235/60/15s and 255/60/15s but not in 245/60/15s.

I want to go as wide as I can without rubbing the fender wells...and I would love to have 255s.
but if they would be entirely too wide for the fender wells, then I'll go with 235s.

[P72Ford]

Mr. Land Yacht, my brother has 255 60 15's on his 15 x7 mopar rallys. they fit fine and don't rub.

1987cp, the wheels are just regular slotted units from a fifth ave cop car. He runs the small caps with the perimeter holes. Maybe I can find a pic of his car. Also, you can run small dodge caps from the late 60's on these wheels that don't have holes and look really sweet.