what size will fit?

[canadasax]

I am sorry if this topic has been covered already, I did search and did not find my answer.

I have a 2001 Grand Am SEII with 225/50 16 tires. I want to put winter tires on the stock rims. Is there any other size that will fit.
eg: 205/50 16, 225/45 16. I was looking for used winter tires to use for a couple of months, but there seems to be every size available except for the size I need.

If I decided to put on 15 inch steel rims for the winter, what is the 15 inch equivelant tire to get the same diameter, I believe my tires are a 24.9 OD.

Thank you, Ken from Canada

[rabidpanda69]

205 and 225 should fit fine, but they'll be a little smaller diameter. Stock 15 inch rims have a 215/60 tire size.

[00SilverGA]

If I were you I would go with the steelies and get some snow tires for them. The tires are cheaper if you go with the 15 inch rim. That is what I did; I ended up buying 195/65/15. They were a lot cheaper than getting a 16 inch snow tire.

Also here is a link that will help you with tire equivalence.

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

I hope at least some of this helps.

[Mike Jung]

Originally posted by canadasax
...I have a 2001 Grand Am SEII with 225/50 16 tires. I want to put winter tires on the stock rims. Is there any other size that will fit.
eg: 205/50 16, 225/45 16. I was looking for used winter tires to use for a couple of months, but there seems to be every size available except for the size I need.

If I decided to put on 15 inch steel rims for the winter, what is the 15 inch equivelant tire to get the same diameter, I believe my tires are a 24.9 OD...
225/50/16" or 205/55/16"

215/60/15" or 205/60/15" or 195/65/15"

[slowbird]

Non winter tire question....is 225 the widest you can go without rubbing or exceeding the rim width?

[Pte Socks]

nope, 235/45R17's dont rub, but are damn close on a lowered GA. As for tires, I would recommend getting stealies and running a 205/60R15 or 215/60R15's. I run my 205's for the winter because, well in ice and snow, you want skinnier tires. I would NOT however, recommoned going anything smaller than a 205. A 195/65 adds height to the tire which is a bad thing to do with winter tires. They are already very soft and the sidewall will flex considerably, increasing the ratio will only add to this problem

[slowbird]

Originally posted by Pte Socks
nope, 235/45R17's dont rub, but are damn close on a lowered GA.

Those are for 17's?

What's the widest you can fit on the stock 16" rim without going to wide for the rim or rubbing?

[Pte Socks]

16/17, mine are 17's but a 235 on a 16" would be fine as long as the ratio is 45. Hell my tires are even extra wide because they have a lip to make the entire tire 235 and not just the fattest part of it