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what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:14 pm
by 4EyedGoon
what do you guys run on your 10 inch wheels? I have 1 inch flares in the front and 3 inch flares out back. I feel like a 205 is probably going to be too aggressive of a stretch for the back.

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:49 pm
by McKenney
Brad runs 205/50/15 rear on a ten inch rim...

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Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 2:55 pm
by ga_goosh
what rim size are you running. I assume 15's?

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:06 pm
by 4EyedGoon
Yea I'm sorry I have 15 inch eagle alloys. I'm new to tire stretching so I was curious.

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:20 pm
by McKenney
you are gonna have to roll and stretch the hell out of the rear quarters to clear 10 inch wide rims even with a stretched tire. what year is your corolla?

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:02 am
by ga_goosh
yea i would have to agree with mckenney use a 205/50-15 and yes a roll and pull will need to be done

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:55 pm
by 4EyedGoon
I did a piss poor job of giving y'all info. I have a 1980 wagon that I have installed 3 inch flares on the rear.

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 6:50 pm
by McKenney
10 inch rim and a 205/50/15 and I recommend the Dunlop DZ101 or Federal tires they handle the stretch better. you can order a 215/50/15 too if you dont wanna stretch the hell out of them.

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:06 pm
by 4EyedGoon
i would like to not stretch the tires like crazy. i cant for the life of me find 215 50's. would a 225 50 be ok? I guess i really need to mount the rim and measure what clearance i have. any suggestions on how to load the suspension to see my clearance without putting the rim on the ground?

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:07 pm
by 4EyedGoon
also has anyone ever run across a 4x114 to 5x5/5.5 lug adapters?

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:32 pm
by JDMwhiteboy
4EyedGoon wrote:also has anyone ever run across a 4x114 to 5x5/5.5 lug adapters?
I feel like eBay would have that.

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:30 am
by dr.occa
Hey TedD, didn't you get a whiff of that decomposing odor when you opened the door before you walked into this room ;).

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:44 am
by GamblerZ
Slightly off topic, but what does the contact patch look like on a stretch that wide?

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:10 am
by dr.occa
I stickied a reference Gambler. Not sure if it'll help though.

Re: what tire size for an 8 and 10 inch wheel?

Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 11:31 am
by GamblerZ
I was hoping someone had a pic for a visual. Thanks.

BTW, I added Offset and Tire Calculators to the sticky.