Can I go 245 wide on OEM 18's? - Page 2

12-07-2006, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by willhave8

My thoughts -- I used 245s on my 18X8 OEM wheels this summer and found that I could not get the all the tire on the road at track events and wonder if squeezing them onto the OEM wheels caused that. I know there is a lot to that but my feeling is that 8.5" wheels might actually help the tires to spread and 'breathe' so you can use all the tread...Therefore, 255s on the 8.5" wheels might also squeeze them...

Any tire that is wider than the supporting rim width..wont perform as well as it would on a rim with a matching or wider wheel width..strictly speaking.

I wouldnt go wider than 120% wheel width on tires for performance driving. If you do..they'll scallop, wear, heat up funny..etc. And have a nice side to side shimmy in transitions.

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