[Shotimes] 205 or 225?

[Donald Mallinson]

Rim width is just as important with radials.  You should stick with the 
recommendations on the Tire Rack site for instance, leaning towards the 
wider side of the range if possible.

For stock SHO V6 wheels, though, you can go 225-55 (not near ideal, but 
still works at least if you want to fill out the wheel well, and get 
width) But a 225-50 works real well.  The tire is just a bit short for 
my taste, but I had a set on my '89 for a couple years, and they worked 
well at the track and rode decent.  Cheap too.

Don Mallinson

bjshov8 wrote:

>I've always wondered about tire width vs. rim width.  In the days before
>radials you wanted a min. rim width almost as wide as the tread, but I think
>this is a bit less critical with radials.  If you buy into the argument
>about rim width affecting performance, then you might be as well off with
>205's.
>
>I'm driving a gen3 now and I think its stock wheels are wider than slicers.
>I had AVS db s2's on it, and replaced them with Fuzion ZRi's.  I noticed
>that the Fuzions are much more responsive in turn-in so they must have
>stiffer sidewalls.  I don't notice much difference in ride though.
>
>
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>>Hey guys, I'm looking at these Fuzion tires and notice that they only
>>come in 205 or 225 widths, not 215... I have 225/55s on right now (AVS
>>dB2) and they look like they're friggin' pregnant they bulge out so far
>>on stock slicers.
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