rubah_dmb

is this possible??? just bought a set of wheels and dont wanna buy tires yet...has anyone done this before...post pics if available.

thewarmachine

It will look pretty bad.

howarmat

i see no way possible for that to work

ShawnAlexander

Why not??

howarmat

because the GT500 wheels are 9.5 inches wide. 255 barely fill the wheel up. I think you can get 235/50 on a 9" wide wheel att he very most

Norm Peterson

Pretty much what Matt just posted.

A 9" wide wheel is as wide as I would care to stretch a 235/50 tire, and that's specifically considering autocross use and knowing that I personally don't scrape curbs and do pay attention to inflation pressures. IOW, I would not make 18 x 9 as a general-use recommendation for the OE 18's.

Keep in mind that the 235/50-18 was designed around a wheel of either 7.5" or 8" wide (depending on the mfr and tire model), and the OE 18 x 8.5" wide wheel is already at the tire mfrs' maximum recommended width for that size. There is not a whole lot of wheel protection against "curbing" as it is, and at 9.5" wide there will be none at all. Scarred-up wheels don't do much for your car's appearance . . .

Edit - I can't tell where you are from, but if you have any sort of winter season it might be a good idea to keep the 235/50's mounted on the OE wheels for that duty. Save the 9.5's for the 255/45's, 275/40's, or 285/40's that they properly fit with.


Norm

rubah_dmb

thanks fellas...i manned up and bought the 255's and 285 F1 supercars...hopefully get em done this wknd...oh yeah and i did a chin spoiler too...tell me what u think...

Autiger

rubah dmb,

Did you purchase the larger tires? I have a car much like yours and am considering the same tire and wheel setup. I would enjoy seeing pictures of your car once those tires and wheels are installed.