back tyres..

santoitaliano · 17-06-2005, 02:18 PM

hey all..

anyone got 255's on the back of their ea-d?

i have 225's on there at the moment sitting on a 8" rim, so i'm pretty sure i can go to 255.. but will it fit, or will i get scrapage?

thanks,

santo

neb · 17-06-2005, 02:36 PM

well i've just had 245s put on the rear of my car with no problems.. they are an 8inch rim as well... i think 255s should fit easily enough

LUXO_8 · 17-06-2005, 03:02 PM

i will be getting my 255's fitted next week, they will be on 8" rims so i will let ya know how it goes...
im pretty sure you can fit 265 / 275's on eseries

adxr8 · 17-06-2005, 04:12 PM

I've had 285/35 and 295/30 on 18x9s on the back of minewith no touchs. It depends on your offset really

niko · 17-06-2005, 04:26 PM

legally??

PULLY6 · 17-06-2005, 04:35 PM

295's wow! legally, sure ;)

neb · 17-06-2005, 04:40 PM

isn't that eb turbo guy on here running 295s as well.. its in his signature. i'm pretty sure my 245s are even too wide to be legal.

Damo · 17-06-2005, 07:51 PM

lol neb, If you're refering to EB 6 ON BOOST, then no. He runs Nangkang 195's lol.

TIKFD6 · 17-06-2005, 08:38 PM

I had 255's on my Gladiators, and had no problems at all.

347Stroker · 17-06-2005, 09:08 PM

I have had 285's under my EL, on an 18" rim, and am looking at going to 19's off the DJR cars, with the 285/30/19

InitialD · 17-06-2005, 10:57 PM

you can Santo but what size are your rims? aint they 15/16? would be pretty wide for even 16's IMO

neb · 17-06-2005, 11:10 PM

if its an 8inch rim 255s will fit on it fine

santoitaliano · 18-06-2005, 12:27 AM

my rims are 16x8.. im lead to believe the rims will be no problems with 255s.. we just lowered my mates vl, with 225's on the back and it has severe scrapage on the sidewalls.. idont want to have anything remotely like that..

255s look tuff as nails.. pwoahh.. sexy

lol

DUMTEF · 18-06-2005, 04:06 AM

i was running 18x8's on my ef and with 245's over bumps it would slightly rub on the tyre, but thats also due to the fact im running ultra low springs, i solved the problem with 235's :hihi:

Stevo · 18-06-2005, 11:25 AM

We should be putting 255's on 18's next time we replace the tyres. I have been told it should fit fine, and by the sounds of the massive tyres you guys have had, i shouldnt have any worries lol!

santoitaliano · 18-06-2005, 12:31 PM

255's look horny tho... mmmm

Aaron_EF8 · 18-06-2005, 08:37 PM

It all depends on the offset of the rim, but I've seen an EA with 265's and superlows that never scraped the tyres.

255 tyre will fit on a 16x8" rim nicely

tommo74 · 22-06-2005, 11:27 PM

yes...255s sexy and fat...on a 16 inch wheel....thats what im gonna go...maybe billet 16 by 8s...225 50 16 front 255 50 16 rear...will look phat!...go 4 it dude

santoitaliano · 22-06-2005, 11:56 PM

lol not in such a hurry.. i still got a good 85% tread...

just next tyre change.. at the moment got the 225s all round.. cousin has 255's on 14/15" rims on a WB ute.. looks phattt

mcflux · 23-06-2005, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by santoitaliano

lol not in such a hurry.. i still got a good 85% tread...

Buuuuurnouuuuuuuuut!!!

Get them 255s on!

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!Gn|T|0n · 23-06-2005, 12:16 PM

As Rollin has mentioned My 265/35/18's on 18x8 rims with superlows scraped only on the most uncomfortable of bumps. Nothing to write home about, I'd usually only notice it with 4 people in the car or lots of petrol or both. It now doesn't scrape at all and I can't notice any wear to speak of. Mine's an EL however.

**Polyal** · 23-06-2005, 02:54 PM

Hmm interesting thread..I need to kill my box retreads that I got with the car.

Santo ive got the same exact dimensions as you. At the moment Im running 225/50/R16.

Is there any harm in having 225 up front and 245 or 255 on the rear? Is it worth it?

Walkinshaw · 23-06-2005, 03:32 PM

Ok guys with 255's or bigger, can i get some shots from behind of your cars (Esp yours Ignition). Currently i run 235/45/17 and mt 17x8.5's are are the most anemic tyred rims on the planet. I was thinking 275 however tyre places seem reluctant to put more than 255 on the back. I see that some of you are running 265/275 on 8" rims and 295 on 9" rims. I have 8.5" rims so im assuming (if my offset is ok) that 275/285 35/17 will be fine on the *** of my car (EL Fairmont with Superlows).

neb · 23-06-2005, 03:46 PM

hmmm that would look very tough dan, hopefully they can go on without rubbing

!Gn|T|0n · 23-06-2005, 04:25 PM

I'll try to get some shots for you... if I haven't posted them by the weekend remind me

Walkinshaw · 23-06-2005, 04:40 PM

What rims do you have anyway?

!Gn|T|0n · 30-06-2005, 09:34 AM

Sorry for the delay. I've got a few pics which may give you some idea of what the 265s look like. IMHO they don't do them justice. They look much wider from behind when following in traffic!

The rubber is wrapped around 18x8" Advanti Victory rims.

I managed 2.197 60" times with them and that's going easy. There was more grip in them but I didn't get a chance to try a harder launch. Considering the punishment I'm giving them they're lasting really well!

OED666 · 30-06-2005, 09:58 AM

that final picture of !Gn|T|0ns doesnt do those 265's justice...

i think he got offered a role in the council's department of roadworks... to replace the steam rollers... in the flesh those tyres look awesome...