BlkSunshine77

Update..
I ended up going with 255/65r16 General Grabber UHP. They are HUGE!
Fill up the wheel well nicely and give me enough traction.

383 TPI

the 285/60/16 fill up the fender well rather well. I put them on reprduction 8' wheels that look stock. I had to put in new gears to compensate for the tire height. 383, height of tires took away too much torq, as for pic's if anyone wants some email me and i'll send you some. they are to big to post here. 383

jbradford

Has anyone put a set of P235 60 16 onstock rims for a 2005 or newer V6 stang? It looks like it might possible. I was just wondering if the larger tire will cause any problems or wear badly.

Thanks.


JB

BlkSunshine77

235/60R16's should be fine on the stock rims.
Just look up the tire and size on tirerack.com and check the overall height of the tire.
It should be around 27".
If it's more then you should get a tuner and re-calibrate the revs/mile so the speedometer is correct

jbradford

Yup. The tire is 27.1 inches. No recal should be required. The P235 tire is about .8 inches wider than the P215. I don't think it will rub on anything. Thanks for the quick response BlkSunshine77.

JB

BlkSunshine77

No problem.
As posted above, I am running 255/65r16 on the stock rims and a daily round trip commute of 60 miles.
No abnormal wear on my tires yet and they are 29" tall.
Love how they fill the wheel wells, and give plenty of traction.

Good luck

MarkTexAF

Can you all add some pictures of the wider tires on stock rims. I'm curious.

oi8achevy

i had a set of 255 50 16 falkens on mine before i went to my 17s. there about a half in shorter than the 215 65 16 and its a 10 inch wide tire so you get that over stuffed look. made my carhandled great!! got a smokin deal on ebay theres a company selling them with free shipping search by the size you want! i work at a garage and ebay was cheaper than my cost at the shop.

jbradford

Cool. It is good to know that wider tires will work well.