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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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i know people are gonna tell me to look it up or look at my tire when i ask this, but what size tires do i need for a 99 formula firebird ? its not ws6.

when i look it up i get 235/55/16 and i get 245/50/16.

i would go look at my tires, but i live in oklahoma and we just got 16 inches of snow, so my car is stuck at a friends house until the weather clears up
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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Get the 245/50s
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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and those will fit onto my stock wheels? my back rear tires are pretty worn and im just gonna buy some used tires to replace the rear ones for now, until i can afford to buy all new tires.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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yeah get the 50s
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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are the 235/55 what comes stock
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Depends on the car which size came on it, if the speed limiter is at 110(I think) it would have came with the 235s


Yes the 245/50s will fit if you are running the stock 16x8s
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the speedo goes up to 150
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im not sure what its governed at tho
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idk what the governor kicks in at but ive had mine upwards of 140 and it never cutout or anything. And why would the governor be different in a car with 235/55/16's just curious.
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It has to do with the speed rating of the tires, 235s not being Z rated hence the lower speed limiter. All the V8 cars got the 155 mph speedo


The limiter for a LS car (depending on factory tires installed) is 162 mph.
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