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Anyone out their with 255/50 16" tires. I know that it'll throw off my speedometer by 1.50%: but cannot afford 275/14 17" tires and wheels.
Besides I'd rather have a tire that's beefier on both the heght and widwith.

Luna

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I think the most people have fit on there are 250s but I could be wrong

Lights_Out

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I was going to get 255/50/16 on my TransAm but the biggest Nitto made was 245/50/16.

BlueSix

Just get a 245/50. That taller sidewall isn't gonna do you any good with 2.73 gears.

texasheat

I am curious about this as well! I see kuhmo has 255/50/16 for the stock 16" wheels! Anybody runnin those???

jerflash

i have 255/50/16 etstreet radials on my car right now on stock firebird rims
i also have skinnes upfront but the lowtrak sign come on form time to time because the mickey 255 are a lil on the tall side i think

i had ultra Z 255/50/16s on my 89 ws6 and they looked cool also and ahve a lil bulde which was cool

YoungGunLs1

those 255/50/16s are only roughly a half inch more in diameter, and your low traction light was comming on, so am I going to have problems with my 225/60/16 winter tires which are an inch taller than the stock tires then?

jerflash

you may but its not bad it only happens when i am brakein and not every time

remember i have skinnes with 165r15s up front which are stock high but they are a lil squashed but not bad

when i break hard sometimes the abs will kick in

YoungGunLs1

well I will have the same size tire on the front as the back so then that should keep the problem from happening wont it? being the tire speed will be identical? or does this have nothing to do with it. Thanks.

P.S. Sorry for hijacking this thread, just figured I would ask being I was thinkin about this and I didnt want to have to start another thread.

jerflash

if tirespeed is the sam front and back you will ahve no problem

YoungGunLs1

ok thanks...now I dont have to worry anymore

KEVS98LS1

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Do a search on tirerack.com for 255/50/16.If you have the stock 16 rim with the GSC tires the width is 10 inches with a height of 25.7.Go with a 255 and the most you will get is 10.3 on width and 26 on height.A little more beef to the ground.The MT radial has 10.5 inches width and 26.1 height,NOW THATS THE ****!

dailydriver

True, but the GSCs were one of the widest tread width 245/50 16s in existence, even wider than most 255/50 16s (street tires). I have the Falken Ziex 512s in 255/50 16 on 16x8 ZR1s and they are OK. When they are gone I will go to a good, sticky in the cold, 245/50 16 all season. The P Zero Nero M&S would have been a great tire for this, but they will never make it in this size, even though it was originally scheduled to be produced (I'm guessing because the F bodies are dead).

KEVS98LS1

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I totally agree with with you on the width of the gsc but its not the stickest either.Ill be going with the MT radial 255/50/16 when i get my converter.My ta is barley a weekened warrior,so im not worried about thread life.5,800 miles thats all shes got.

jerflash

i drive everywhere on skinnes and mt etstreet radials

awesome

94strokedz

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I ran 255 50 R16's on my stock 94 wheels, they fit fine, in my opinion they looked a hell of a lot better because they were slightly wider than the wheel, so you couldnt see the wheel poking out inside the tread from behind.

KEVS98LS1

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Yea the 255/50/16 also fills up the rear well better too,with average height of 26.1 compared to 25.7 on the 245.Overall its a beefy tire for a 16 rim