09-01-2006, 09:01 AM
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Question About Tire Size.
Hope someone can help me out here. I have stock tires on stock rims and the
tire size is 245x50 16.
My question is, am I able to put tires that are 245x60x15 on the current
rims or do I have to get diffrent size rims.
Apologies if this question is a dumb one.
Thanks for any helpful advice.
The car is a 1996 V6 Camaro
Winston
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09-01-2006, 09:41 AM
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Question About Tire Size.
The 245 is the size of the tire the 50 is the aspect ratio (height/width)
and the 16 is the wheel diameter.
Only 16 inch tires will fit on 16 inch wheels. To go to a 15 inch tire you
need to change to a 15 inch wheel. For the most part that is seen as a
downgrade on the vehicle. You would need to make sure the wheels you get
are the correct offset and bolt pattern.
Hope this helps
WCV
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Hope someone can help me out here. I have stock tires on stock rims and the tire size is 245x50 16. My question is, am I able to put tires that are 245x60x15 on the current rims or do I have to get diffrent size rims. Apologies if this question is a dumb one. Thanks for any helpful advice. The car is a 1996 V6 Camaro Winston
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09-01-2006, 01:29 PM
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Question About Tire Size.
"WCV" <WCV@*nospam**westcostvintage.com> wrote in message
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Only 16 inch tires will fit on 16 inch wheels. To go to a 15 inch tire you need to change to a 15 inch wheel. For the most part that is seen as a downgrade on the vehicle. You would need to make sure the wheels you get are the correct offset and bolt pattern. Hope this helps
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Not to mention that on some cars it may adversely affect handling, have more
rotations per mile, thus increasing tire wear and throw off the calibration
of the speedometer.
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09-01-2006, 05:56 PM
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Question About Tire Size.
A lot of people use 15" wheels on late model Camaro's and Firebirds because
that's the size slicks come in. One issue that often comes up is the inside
of the wheel rubs against the calipers in the back. Other than drag racing I
can't think of any good reason to run 15's
Gary
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The 245 is the size of the tire the 50 is the aspect ratio (height/width) and the 16 is the wheel diameter. Only 16 inch tires will fit on 16 inch wheels. To go to a 15 inch tire you need to change to a 15 inch wheel. For the most part that is seen as a downgrade on the vehicle. You would need to make sure the wheels you get are the correct offset and bolt pattern. Hope this helps WCV www.westcoastvintage.com Over 10,000 vintage car t-shirts, all makes and models. "Winston" <replyme@comcast.net> wrote in message news:A9Kdnd0s9akU-mXZnZ2dnUVZ_tydnZ2d@comcast.com...
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Hope someone can help me out here. I have stock tires on stock rims and the tire size is 245x50 16. My question is, am I able to put tires that are 245x60x15 on the current rims or do I have to get diffrent size rims. Apologies if this question is a dumb one. Thanks for any helpful advice. The car is a 1996 V6 Camaro Winston
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09-01-2006, 06:31 PM
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Question About Tire Size.
"Gary - KQ6RT" <kq6rt(NoMoreSpam)@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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A lot of people use 15" wheels on late model Camaro's and Firebirds becausethat's the size slicks come in. One issue that often comes up is the insideof the wheel rubs against the calipers in the back. Other than drag racingI can't think of any good reason to run 15's Gary
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Mickey Thompson makes drag slicks in 16".
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09-03-2006, 08:26 PM
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Question About Tire Size.
" Other than drag racing I
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can't think of any good reason to run 15's
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Cause they come stock on my Cutlass?
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09-04-2006, 05:22 AM
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Question About Tire Size.
On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:26:03 GMT, "Eightupman"
<eightupman@newemail.com> wrote:
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can't think of any good reason to run 15's
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Cause they come stock on my Cutlass?
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Why don't you swap the wheels on both cars and see if they will work.
Both wheels should have the same bolt pattern.
...Ron
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09-04-2006, 06:51 AM
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Question About Tire Size.
RSCamaro wrote:
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On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 04:26:03 GMT, "Eightupman" <eightupman@newemail.com> wrote:
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can't think of any good reason to run 15's
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Cause they come stock on my Cutlass?
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Why don't you swap the wheels on both cars and see if they will work. Both wheels should have the same bolt pattern. ...Ron -- 68'RS Camaro 88'Formula 00'GT Mustang
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As long as his "Cutlass" is RWD not FWD the bolt pattern is the same.
The Offset on a 4th Gen is closer to 4WD S-10 wheels. 84 Up Corvette
wheels use roughly that same offset (comparing to regular RWD wheels).
Charles
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09-06-2006, 07:14 AM
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Question About Tire Size. 3rd (damn)
Winston,
245x50-16's diameter is 25,645669 inch (static diameter),
245x60-15's diameter is 26,5748031 inch (static diameter).
This says the 15" tire is 3,62% larger than the 16". You wont have the same
good acceleration and nearly surely lower milage. Check if the 15" rims fit
with your brakes.
PS: Because of the larger aspect ratio the dynamic diameter of the
245x60-15s will be still larger than 3,62% compared with the 16"s. For
dynamic diameter of a tire you better call the manufacturer of this tire.
There is no formula!
If you want to know more about static / dynamic diameter let me know in this
group.
George
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09-06-2006, 02:01 PM
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Question About Tire Size.
On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:51:35 GMT, Charles Bendig
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As long as his "Cutlass" is RWD not FWD the bolt pattern is the same.The Offset on a 4th Gen is closer to 4WD S-10 wheels. 84 Up Corvettewheels use roughly that same offset (comparing to regular RWD wheels).Charles
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You're right of course. Silly me, not remembering that Olds went to a
front drive platform for that model. I was thinking about the 80's
and prior models. Once again, your way more on the ball than I am
Charles.
...Ron
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