205 or 225? - Wheel and Tire Forum

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205 or 225?
Wednesday, March 09, 2005 7:44 PM
Will 225/50/16 tires will look bad on a 98 z24 mag wheel or should i stay with 205?

Re: 205 or 225?
Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:17 AM
They'll look fine and give you some extra summer performance. If you use the wheels in the snow though, you may be best sticking with 205 for better all-around traction.

If you're getting summer performance tires and switch to steelies with winter rubber for the cold season, definitely go with the 225/50's on your stock wheels.





Re: 205 or 225?
Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:27 PM
Thanks for the reply Wid Weasel.....U made up my mind....The 225 won't rub if i have a sedan? I don't think so, just to be sure.
Re: 205 or 225?
Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:08 PM
those 225/50/16 are the same as 205/55/16
So if you go with 205's then 55 is the aspect ratio you want.
Also on the 16's I have, the 205's actually seem like the are too wide. They stick outside of the wheel. a bit.



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Re: 205 or 225?
Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:07 PM
^^^ i think the same, i dont understand how people like to cram 225 tires on 6" wide wheels.....



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Re: 205 or 225?
Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:47 PM
I thought people had put the 225's on without issue.

What's the minimum recommended wheel width for a 225/50/16 tire?





Re: 205 or 225?
Thursday, March 10, 2005 5:59 PM
I have 225/50 ZR-16 michelin pilot sport all-season on my z and dont have any probs with rubbing, except that my front fender liner is smashed and broken where i hit a curb in an ice storm a month ago. that was fun. bent steering knuckle and lower control arm.. i chose the 225 because you cant go wrong with more contact path to the ground. car handles like a champ. not sure if it is the Z rated or the tire size or both but they are much better than eage rs-a 205/55 that i had on before. your fender wells should be the same size as a Z your suspension is. with the 225's on mag rims i have they are about the size of a base model steelie with tread
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