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16x7 with H&R's....what tire size?? #285243 05/28/02 04:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 517 Pittsburgh, PA, USA S showtime OP Member
OP showtime Member S Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 517 Pittsburgh, PA, USA	I'm currently running 17x7 42mm offset with 215/45/17 no rubbing except on bad bumps/dips i'm gonna be selling my stock SVT 16's and getting another set of wheels that are 16x7 with 40mm offset since this tires is .5" wider than the Stock SVT wheel what size tire should i get so there is no rubbing with my H&R's stick with the same 215/50/16 or go with a 215/45/16?? or should o go with a 225 width but i don't want any rubbing with the 40mm offset. 2000 SVT (silver) #1529 of 2150 ------------------- yeah...its modded

Re: 16x7 with H&R's....what tire size?? #285244 05/28/02 07:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,143 SOI Armory, Camp Lejeune S smoothy Member
smoothy Member S Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,143 SOI Armory, Camp Lejeune	you should be fine either way, but i would stick with a 215/50-16 just to be safe... I have the H&Rs on my ride and I used to run 16x7 but i only used a 45series tire and i had enough room for a 55series tire if you ask me but they where 215 wide.. so you should be good. '95 Tour LX ZETEC MTX TOO MANY MODS TO LIST ANYMORE!! http://www.geocities.com/marine113 Best mod ever to my tour: A Beautiful passenger seat filler, that is my Beautiful Girl!!

Re: 16x7 with H&R's....what tire size?? #285245 05/28/02 07:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,237 The land of Vegemite and Foste... S Stazi the Aussie Member
Stazi the Aussie Member S Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,237 The land of Vegemite and Foste...	225/45R16 is what I would go with in that diameter. Regards, Anastazi Father of the Aussie Bar anastazi.sarigiannis@aam.com "Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room, munching pills and listening to repetitive music." ----------------------------------- 2000 Silver Frost SVT #1126 of 2150 8" AFE/"Big-Mouth" Intake, Modified BAT Pipe, IAT Mod - A'PEXi S-AFC, Superchip, No Secondaries, Cobra/CSVT Hybrid MAF, Magnaflow True Duals, MYSTERY Mod, Autolite AWSF22FS's and FMS Wires, ES MM Inserts, Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors w/ Greenstuffs, APR DTM Spoiler, Escort Cossie Vents, NACA Duct, Mirko Splitter, Koni's & H&R Springs, 24mm "Aussie" Sway Bar, 18" Enkei RS-5, 225/40R18 KDW-2's. Pioneer DEH-P7000R, TS-6975's, TS-6855's, MTX BE104, MTX Blue Thunder PRO502 http://www.geocities.com/qikslvrsvt

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