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Old 01-26-2009, 11:45 AM
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I have a 1988 lx coupe.

It has 16 inch ROH wheels and on all 4 corners are 225/50/16
Now they seem a little small in the back for my likeing...so my question is what is the widest
tire i can go with on the back? It is also lowered with eibach spring..
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:36 PM
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largest you can go is a 275 i had to take my quade shocks off though to fit them
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:39 PM
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how wide is the wheel?
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Old 01-26-2009, 05:24 PM
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i beleive its an 8 inch wheel

ok thats what i thought
275/?/16 to keep the overall diameter in between 26 and 27 inch ? what size profile?
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my quad shocks are off already..
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