will these tires fit oem 16" wheels?

by **corlon** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:48 pm

my friend is giving me 4 blizak p225/50/r16 tires. i currently have p205/60/r16 tires. will the bilzaks be too wide, or is it all good?

by **ThatVietGuy** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:49 pm

Pretty sure that's too wide.

by **Sentinel** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:16 pm

I am running 215/55 on my stock 16s and they're much fatter than the rims. When I first did the switch I asked the tire dude about 225 and he said that he wouldn't try it.

by **ToyoSolV6** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:57 pm

well i work at a tire shop man...and 225 shouldnt be a prob. i actually have 235's one mine..i used to run one 215 55 17 and now i have 235 45 17

by **Mole** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:34 pm

they will work, but they're going to have the trapezoid effect.

by **ToyoSolV6** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:36 pm

^whats the trapezoid affect?

by **corlon** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:43 pm

is that where they bulge in the center because the wheel is to skinny for the width of the tire?

by **cdssolara** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:51 pm

You can get them on the wheel, but they'll bulge a lot and it will be pretty obvious that they don't fit right.

by **corlon** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:04 pm

has anyone done it with snow tires? i don't care what it looks like, just as long as it will be better in the snow.

by **corlon** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:30 pm

has onyone put 235s 50 series on factory 16s?

by **1gSE** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:03 pm

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!! You don't want a wider tire for snow!! Thats more snow the tire needs to push out the way. Stay with a stock size winter tire. I also used to work at a tire shop :wink:

by **nmatthis** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:56 pm

I have had at least 3 sets of 225/55-16 tires on my 99 SE V6 without a problem. The 50's would be a little lower profile and might be more difficult to get on the 6" wide rims than my 55's. With the 225/55-16's, they bulge quite a bit on the rims.

corlon wrote:my friend is giving me 4 blizak p225/50/r16 tires. i currently have p205/60/r16 tires. will the bilzaks be too wide, or is it all good?

by **corlon** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:21 am

i put them on about 2 weeks ago and they seem fine. i now like abs. the car feels like a truck now with these tires on it. feels like i can go through anything.

by **hskrsolara** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:21 am

1gSE wrote:NO NO NO NO NO!!!!! You don't want a wider tire for snow!! Thats more snow the tire needs to push out the way. Stay with a stock size winter tire. I also used to work at a tire shop

exactly right. You absolutely DO NOT want a wider tire for snow...it will turn your tires into skis instead of digging through the snow/slush. you need a narrow tire for this application.

by **Sol-Toy** » Fri Dec 26, 2008 10:15 am

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yup tall and narrow is the best for snow. Wider snow tires will perform worse then you're all season tires. The winter tires will fit, but you will want to take them immediately off after driving through snow. Even in dry situations, they will perform awfully.

will these tires fit oem 16" wheels?

will these tires fit oem 16" wheels?

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