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    Default 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    I picked up some 16 x 8 Grids that had been on an R31, they came with 225/50/16's which are obviously too big (overall diameter). What are other people running?

    I think I need 225/40/16
    And maybey 245/35/16 on the back.
    If I can even get those sizes.

    Guards are flared enough to fit these

    I posted on AE86DC but but was given a heap of stretch options Lol.

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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    HAHA @ Stretch... Go figure...

    I think a 245 35 16 will be hard to come by mate. I had enough trouble trying to find a 235...

    I think 225 are recommended for 8" rim, will fit nicely without to much bulge or stretch and handle pretty well...

    And like a 225 40 all round, or even lower profile might look better. 225 35?

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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    Just for info, my 245/35 17's have a recommended rim width of 8 to 9.5 inches. I looked at 16's and decent wide low profiles are bloody hard to find in that rim size. 225/40 16 is a rolling diameter of 586mm, if you can find a 245/40 thats only 602mm and should be fine on an 8 inch rim.

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    EDIT - this site is good for an idea of what is actually made, getting in Oz may be a different matter though.

    http://www.tirerack.com/tires/sizes/...sp?diameter=16

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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    Toyo T1R come in a 225/40r16 http://www.toyo.com.au/Proxes%20T1R.htm
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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    Just be careful, as the same 'size' tyre can be a different size. A mate shredded $1100 worth of tyres on the way home from the tyre shop on his Series VII despite buying the same size tyres... and I recently damaged one of my brand new tyres because it was a different size/shape despite officially being the same size.
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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    i found 245/45/16 fit nicely on an 8" on the back of a classic celica....

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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    Is there room for a 245 on the back of a 22? surely not with standard guards. (I originally bought 15 x 8 Rota RB's for the sprinter but they are going on the 22 now.)

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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    Well I've got 245 on a KE70 with only rolled guards and a heap of room on the inside (245/35 17). Have also seen 235/50 13's on a 22 with rolled guards. The hard part is getting a 245 in a low enough profile so you don't turn it into a monster truck and getting the right offset.

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    Default Re: 16 x 8 what size tyres on AE86

    Practical, and can get tyres for = 225/40/16

    To appease the "stretch" crew = 205/45/16

    Both sizes have a reasonable amount of tyres to choose from, and keep a factory like rolling diameter. The wider tyres also protect your wheels from parking damage
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