Anyone have an idea what 225's would look like on stock wheels? Would that extra width really @!#$ me up on the snow? I'm expecting to get a year round tire instead of having to switch back and forth in the winter. I was gonna just use my stocks as a winter tire but the guy that just fixed my flat said the tires were rotting and drying (which doesn't surprise me since they're so @!#$ old anyway).
So instead of buying new 225's, buy new stock size tires, since that's the best size for year-round on our cars. Just get a good all-weather tire. Too much width on tires in snow=very low traction. The thinner the tire, the smaller the contact patch with the road, the higher the weight is at each corner. I'd stick with stock size
I have 225/50r16's on my car and had no problems in the snow last year here in Colorado. Here is a pic:
ive got 225/50/16s on stockers and they are great
grnted a 6 1/2" is a better wheel option for that size , but they still and work good
bad thing about fat tires is less clearence if you have to use chains , which your prob screw with on 16's any ways
Anyone have up close pictures of 225/50/16's?
205's hang out a bit from the rim as it is.
I also have 215/55/16's. (got them for free, yes it's the wrong size, I have no abs)
Those were kinda hard to put on the stock rims. And the stick out a fair amount from the rim.
These are the same tires on different rims on my Vert. Hankook Ventus HRII H405's.
i run 225 45 16's here in charlotte NC and have no problems year round snow included
They look really retarded on 6" wheels imo and there is almost no performance gain because the extra tread width is just curved around down to the wheel. That's why all of the real serious performance guys put 225's on at LEAST a 7.5" wheel, which is still very narrow. Best is an 8.5 or 9. (which fit on J-Bodies, btw).
To each their own. I have to say though that my car does handle better with the 225's even though they are on the stock 6" rims. In fact all the tread is in contact at the road.
Everyone has their own opinion. I respect everyones.
I honestly would rather have tire contact a curb before the wheel could. IMO cars running tires too small so that the rim sticks out further than the tire are asking for a nice curb to bite it.
zsquee24 wrote:To each their own. I have to say though that my car does handle better with the 225's even though they are on the stock 6" rims. In fact all the tread is in contact at the road.
Everyone has their own opinion. I respect everyones.
I honestly would rather have tire contact a curb before the wheel could. IMO cars running tires too small so that the rim sticks out further than the tire are asking for a nice curb to bite it.
Someone needs to learn how to drive then. Avoiding curbing your wheels isn't that hard. I had a set of Eagles on my last car and I went 3 years without ever curbing them.
I have never curbed a wheel. I am talking about the way it looks. Rubber bands around your wheels looks like crap in my opinion. I would rather have rubber between the road and my wheels than rubber bands that let you feel every nick and crack in the road.
I guess the roads in California must be better than the ones here in Colorado, 20Rob05. Come to my town and drive down just about any in town highway or downtown street and tell me you would not like to have more rubber than a rubber band. Plus, rubber bands do not get traction in the snow.
I guess I am just old school.
