Hey guys. So I'll probably be getting new tires soon and wanted to pose a few questions here with some concerns I have. First, right now I have Yokohoma v4s 245/50r16's. Love those tires but they've been discontinued so I'm looking for a new good tire similar. I'd like at least a v rating or higher with similar grooves(the kind of angled in grooves to channel water). Also I know the stock tire width for the stock wheels is 235, least that's what the manual says. The guy I bought it from had 245's on there so that's what I stuck with when I got the Yokohoma's. What's the max tire size for the stock wheels if anyone knows? What do you guys run?

 

how wide are the rims, 8.5? 245 45 is what i am using with 8.5x17s. so 245 50 16 is about right. thats about as wide as you want to go. you can put whatever you want on the rims but lose tire performance.

 

Not sure on the rim width. So your opinion, you think next time I should get some 245 45 17's or stick with the 245 50 16's? I do eventually plan on getting aftermarket wheels but that's a ways down the road. I'll probably stick with the size I got, just curious. Just fyi, it's these kinds of wheels. http://ls1tech.com/forums/attachment...es-wheels1.jpg

 

the 245 50 16s hight should measure around 26 inches. thats what your looking for if you want to keep stock hight. could go 245 45 16 and it would lower it a bit.

 

it's that time of year when Ebay will offer $100 off of a tire order over $400 so keep checking. Sumitomo HTR-AS have served me well with tread life and traction.

I usually end up getting my tires from discounttiredirect.com and when Ebay has the $100 off it's a sweet deal, no sales tax, free shipping as opposed to tirerack which charges tax and shipping

 

A quick review on tire size. 245 45 17. 245 The tire is 245mm width and 45 is height of the sidewall. 17 is the rim size.

245mm= 9.65" wide no matter how tall the tire is. I see no reason to want a taller tire on a sports car. You need some height to handle crappy roads but less side wall height mean better handling.

 

The 45 is the percentage of height to width. For a 245 width, that would be 245 x .45 = about 110 mm for the sidewall height.

 

I have 255 45 17 on my 95 low profile look as close to the old 60 as you get ,wich you can get 16in ,the biggest one people go with is the 245 60 16,bang for you buck an desent set for under 300.00 like $280.00 DTD ,no one beat there prices ,an I never got an outdated set allways that year model,now I have 235 60 16 on the 3800 ,but better bang for the buck is 225 55 16 $68.00 each ,I do falken on my 95 ,anything will go on the 3800 ,spring is the best time to shop for tires though you can still find some sales in winter discount tire direct has 245 50 16 77.00 each with 30.00 rebate now if you want BF good 131.00 with 4 tire rebate the yoko I can only imagine there priceing ,I got mine for 280.00 for the set last time right now you cant get them for less then 400,00 a set couse of winter,biggest sales are in spring ,they went from 400.00 a set to 280.00 in a few weeks last spring ,tires are made pretty well these days even the new brands hankook was a mungeral brand tire just 5 year ago ,now there on tv like brand name ,I look for huge rebates on the good ones,just no how to check the dates an ask them what year they are on them when you buy ,I never buy from a local dealer ,they mark there tires way up ,most do