Rear wheel/tyre width?

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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:55 pm

Hey guys,

Was wondering whats the widest rear wheel/tyre you can fit under the standard arches without to much mucking about with them?

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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:57 pm

ive got 205's on mine....
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:05 pm

Dont mean to sound silly but is that, 7" - 7.5" ??
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:15 pm

just over 8" (inches)
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:20 pm

205 is for a 7j,

widest i know of is 225's on an 8j Alpina rim, id say there's room to go wider but not by much.
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:23 pm

rims on mine are 7 or 7.5, no markings on wheel size, only ET

Whats the ideal ET for a 205/50/16 ?
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:27 pm

Do you think it would be possible to get a set of 9" 235mm tyres under there without to much trouble?
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:30 pm

pel wrote:Do you think it would be possible to get a set of 9" 235mm tyres under there without to much trouble?
No.
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:46 pm

LOL, Thanks for the help fellas, ill try fitting 8" with a 225 and see how i get on.
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Post Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:13 pm

To get a 225/45/16 tyre on the rear, you wheel will need to be 8j with an ET of about 24.
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Post Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:00 pm

Thanks for the info Rav thats a great help, Love this site. :D
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Post Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:15 pm

my mate has 9" azevs with 225's on 16"s
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