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Can i put 2255016 on my CSVT (99)...what if any problems with it?? will it throw any thing off....how is the ride...how is the handling.
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-Mancho- cars name is Connie 99 Silver Frost SVT #1986 k&n filter with cut out box true duals w/ flows  Ground Controls with 17's mille miglia ... Hightower headlights 15.4 at 90.29 at Milan dragway before the true duals
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This is one of the most asked questions on this forum.
I have 225/50R16 BF Goodrich g-Force TA KDWS (not KDW) on my 98 SVT EO. They have about 15K on them. Before that I had 225/50R16 Continental 4000H tires for 60,000 miles.
The BFG's are slightly wider than the Conti's but in either case the fit is tight but adequate. The fronts fit fine and is not close at all. The rears are close to the struts and the trailing arms but there has never been any indication of rubbing.
According to the tire calculator that can be found on the Miata group site, the 225/50R16 is exactly the same diameter as the 205/55R16 that my car came with. The 225 is about 3/4 of an inch wider. The 225/50R16 is both slightly larger in diameter and slightly wider than the 215/50R16 that came with the 99 SVT.
There was an issue on some 99 SVT's with the rear tires rubbing on the fender liners with the stock tires and there is a TSB with part numbers for a revised tire liner with a little more room. Most people that have posted on this forum with the larger tires have not had this problem though.
If you ask Luke at Tire Rack about this size he will suggest that you not use it. I believe that he is being cautious, as he should be. When I ordered my tires from him he called and confirmed that I wanted that size. When he shipped them he had noted on the invoice that size fitment was customer responsibility.
So to make a long story short, may are using that size with no problems but you may never know for sure until you mount up a set and try them out.
My car runs, drives, and rides great with these tires. I'll probably never have anything else.
Jim Johnson
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I have 225/50/16 Goodyear Eagle RS-A's and have not had any trouble at all w/ 12K. Up to 4 people in the car still no rubbing. Stock all 'round. I have an early 99.
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i put on 225\50r16 dunlop8000sp's and they shredded on the way home.even after bending the lip up they still rub on all bumps
97 gsxr lotsa good stuff 4 sale
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custom y with hi flo cat,custom dynomax exhaust,upper cat mod
superchip,udp,bat\kkm,proflow maf,ford 9mm wires,svt throttle body,svt intake manifold ,custom kevlar clutch,16 pd. flywheel,svt motor mounts ,svt gauges,eibachs\h&r,omp strut brace,dark chrome 16" rials with 225/50 dunlops,cwazy amounts of audio
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Originally posted by el contouro:
i put on 225\50r16 dunlop8000sp's and they shredded on the way home.even after bending the lip up they still rub on all bumps Man, I had 225/50/16's on my tour for over a year, and never once rubbed, let alone shredded em! I was even dropped. Man, you must have some bad luck....
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it might b the rim offset i'm running rial 7.5s or the tires.they come past the rim 2 protect from curb rash not like my old sportcontacts,its definately a buyer beware deal thou.
97 gsxr lotsa good stuff 4 sale
95 talon tsi awd turbo loaded sold
95 se 2.5 mtx loaded (fragile handle with care)2 motors 3 trannies
custom y with hi flo cat,custom dynomax exhaust,upper cat mod
superchip,udp,bat\kkm,proflow maf,ford 9mm wires,svt throttle body,svt intake manifold ,custom kevlar clutch,16 pd. flywheel,svt motor mounts ,svt gauges,eibachs\h&r,omp strut brace,dark chrome 16" rials with 225/50 dunlops,cwazy amounts of audio
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Different manufactures tires with the same 'numbers' can be different enough to work/not work. If you buy a brand and style noone has used and found ok, you are taking your chances that they will NOT FIT. Nice to know the BFG KDWS 225 50 16 fit the SVT. And the RSA's are ok too.
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I dont know WHAT you guys are smoking. I just tried to get Yokohama AVS db 225/50/16 on there and there was LOTS of rubbing. I guess Im stuck with KDWs
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1991 GVR4
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You guys running 225-50's; do you have 16 x 6.5 or are you running 16 x 7???? I am making this decision and would like to know the rum sizes everyone with this size is running. Thanks in Advance. 
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