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Old 08-31-03, 09:42 PM
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What can you do to run wider tires?
I was wondering what you can do in order to run wider tires? Like wider than the 205s. Is there anything? I tried searching and couldn't find anything, but maybe I just suck at searching. Thanks.

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Old 08-31-03, 09:43 PM
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Wide body kit... Why do you need wider tires?

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Old 08-31-03, 09:48 PM
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Even with a wide body kit, you'd need wider rims, right? Does anyone make wider rims for our weird *** bolt pattern?
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Old 08-31-03, 10:04 PM
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wider tires doesn't mean, better handling... 205 is probably the wider you can put on stock rims

Just my .02 cents

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Old 08-31-03, 10:18 PM
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I thought wider tires would handle better, but I guess not. So nevermind my question, I guess. Thx for the help WanKeL FD RX-7 and FuLLsmoKe.
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Wider tires will give you more grip. You'll pull more G's on street tires. It would probably be comparable to running race tires in a 205 vs. street tires in a 255.
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I know that 245's from mickey thompson would fit, and their street legal
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I was going to go with 225/50r15s on the back of my car. On Kosie k1s, maybe I could find a 235/45/15 or something.
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i wanted to go with something real fat on the back and have some not so fat/skinny *** tires in the front for better handling.....wat do u think/say?
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