Krepitus

Hey, guys. I have a 98 Z. It came with 2 45 50 R16s on it. They need replaced, bur everywhere I go tells me that's an odd ball size. I have stock rims. What do you guys run on yours?

RT.66

iTrader: (1)

That's what I have on mine in fact I have four for sale whith only 3,000 miles on them.

RPM WS6

iTrader: (3)

That is not an oddball size at all. 245/50/16 tires have been a long standing common tire size for F-bodies that were issued 16x8" wheels from the facotry, going back to the 3rd gen years.

FirstYrLS1Z

iTrader: (4)

per 1998 sales literature

6 cyl-standard P215/60R-16 Touring,Option P235/55R-16 Touring

Z28-standard P235/55R-16 Touring,Option P245/50ZR-16 Performance,Option P245/50ZR-16 All Season Performance

SS-P275/40ZR-17 All Season Performance

Krepitus

Ok. Thanks, guys. I need yo go to better tire stores I guess.

Double-aught_Z/28

iTrader: (11)

It is an odd size outside of f-bodies. When I used to have 16" wheels, every time I walked into a tire place they knew I had a Camaro just by the size.

mjs1012

iTrader: (36)

I have the same size on my z and I ordered new ones when I got the car online for a good price with free shipping an they work fine

Paul 1953

I've had 2 sets of Goodyear GS-D3s on 16" Z28 stock wheels. Love 'em wet or dry.

myk

iTrader: (4)

Exactly. Go check out discount tire or tire rack. The selection for the 17" F body wheels is plentiful, and so it is for every other type of vehicle on the market. But the 16" wheels? I believe there're like 4 or 5 types of tire available? Let's face it-16" wheels are a dying breed. Same goes for the 15" tires I still drive on my '69 Charger-there's a total of TWO tires available in my size. I bet your typical Civic comes with 18" wheels from the factory...

WhiteKnight '01

I got my tires from tire rack online. They probably had close to 15 choices. That's more than enough for me.

MI-Z/28

Riken Raptor ZR from TireSavings.com. 300 treadwear, AA traction, and an A temperature rating. $107 per tire.

Price has gone up. I purchased them for $93 per tire 1 year ago.

RT.66

iTrader: (1)

The only thing I hate about our tire size is trying to find decent looking wheels.

NC01TA

Same here on the T/A. For 16" they are not cheap (about $800 installed, balanced, taxes, etc...) but incredible tires. They grip the wet better than anything I have owned before. That is saying a lot in these F-bodies.

wav3form

iTrader: (1)

Huh? There are tons of great wheels out there!

RT.66

iTrader: (1)

Where? I found wheels but none that looked good on a pewter camaro. I've been looking for wheels like the C6 Z06.