Question About Tire Size

[Howard98]

I just bought a set of 5 spoke Mustang wheels off a 95 GT and they have 245/50/16's on them right now. They are 1 inch and a quarter shorter than what was on the truck before. The old onesa were 215/70 or 75/14's. I am ordering new tires for the new wheels and want them to be about the same height (possibly a little bigger), but pretty wide. Any idea on what size tires to buy?

 

[JohnnyO]

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/Metric_To_Inch_Tires.html

 

[Howard98]

ok, thanks I think i'm gonna go with 235/55-16's....my stock tires were 25.9" and the 235's are 26.2"

 

[Howard98]

well, went to order the 235's and can't find too many......thinkin about changing my mind. What size tires do you guys run on 2 wheel drives with 16's?

 

[JohnnyO]

225/60-16 and 235/60-16 are pretty common and would fill up the fenderwells better.
I hate fenderwell gaps.

 

[Howard98]

which would be wider? 225/60-16 or 235/60-16??

 

[JohnnyO]

The 235. That is the tread width in millimeters. It would also be slightly taller than a 225.
225/60-16's are pretty common, that's a standard size on some Cadillacs, Lincolns, Crown Vics, etc. The 235/60-16 is not as common but they're out there, even at my bud's tire shop he has that size in a generic brand.

 

[NMB2]

235 is the width in millimeters. 60 is 60% of the width from the rim to tread, which is called the sidewall aspect ratio. If you want wider but same height, increase the first number while decreasing the second number.