Max rear tire size?

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Old 06-30-2010, 02:24 AM
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Originally Posted by peacher57
275 shouldn't rub according to Black Night.....he's running 315's on the rear. Rim offset will definately change the tire position under there. You might consider changing rims to fix that.....or.....get the ol' sawsall out....eeeeee
sawsall? I'm sorry I'm a newbie so I have no idea what you are talking about lol! Thanks for the help though! I got some spacers but I need to trim the stock studs. someone also told me to get bump stops

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Old 06-30-2010, 09:51 AM
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new bump stops wont acomplish anything... a sawza is an electric saw... to cut peices out of there so they dont rub.... not recommended
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 02:12 AM
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Well I got some 1inch spacers for the back but I have to trim the stock studs for it to fit correctly with the wheel. Hopefully this does the trick! Thanks for the help instead of the cutting out the parts that rub lol
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 02:49 AM
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the spacers wont help much, they mean your car rides the bumpstops, i think you looked into the problem too much, the camaro base model or whatever is same body shell as Z28, no changes, axle is same etc etc. So z28 rims and there stock tire size 245/50/16 will fit straight on no rubbing. I suggest not to put the spacers in as the car will ride bump stops over harse bumps and become unstable
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 07:01 AM
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I was only joking about the sawsall........guess I shouldn't joke around on the forum. Don't cut your car up.....Maudi is right and so is DarkNight......stick to what works.
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 09:21 AM
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hey maudy how big cud i go on those stock 16 inch rims? 255/55??
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 10:43 AM
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Old 07-01-2010, 11:30 AM
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alrright reall quick answer the first number in a tire size (245) is the width of the tire at the widest point so some 245/50/16s are wider than others depending on the brand the second number (50) is a ratio of the first that determines height so it would be 50 % of 245 and the third number (16) is the wheel size
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 02:13 PM
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So if new Bump stops won't do anything and the Spacers won't do anything either, what is my solution? New rims?
 
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Old 07-01-2010, 03:02 PM
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where is it rubbing
 
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