Widest tires on Daytona with 16" Pumpers

[Mopar318]

What are the widest tires you guys are running on your Daytonas with the 16" pumper wheels. Im in need of some new tires, I hate the look of the factory size that is one there now. 205/55/16. They are just way to skinny.

I was thinking about going with some 215/55's or maybe 225/50's. I need new tires anyways so this would be the time to make the choice.

I don't really wanna buy any after market wheels. I like the look of the factory, and don't have much money for other wheels. Unless some one wants to do a trade.

[Xtrempickup]

225 50s will fit but i thinkk pumpers are only 6in. i wouldnt go wider than 215 unless you ahve a 6.5 in wheel

[Mopar318]

225 50s will fit but i thinkk pumpers are only 6in. i wouldnt go wider than 215 unless you ahve a 6.5 in wheel

Hmm, that sucks, are there other factory wheels, that are wider? Depending on how well the Pumpers can sell I may get something else. They have the CS center caps as well.

[Turbo3Iroc]

All of the stock wheels that came in 16" are only 6" wide. My car came with 225/50s on it and yes they go on but the handling was crap. I went with the stock 205/55s and it felt a lot more stable.

If you go with a 15" there are 6.5" crab wheels, Shelby Lemans and CSS wheels.

[Mopar318]

All of the stock wheels that came in 16" are only 6" wide. My car came with 225/50s on it and yes they go on but the handling was crap. I went with the stock 205/55s and it felt a lot more stable.

If you go with a 15" there are 6.5" crab wheels, Shelby Lemans and CSS wheels.

Do you have picture of your car with the 225's. How did it look?

That is the same size that I had on my 240sx with 6" wide rims. It handled great, I had yokohamas, so it might depend on the tire you were using.

Anythings gotta handle better than whats on there now.

[Turbo3Iroc]

No I don't have any pics but you could see that the beads on the tires were really pulled in. The tire guy made a comment to the effect that they must have been murder to get on there. The handling was very twitchy at best. If you want to run a 225/50 I'd get a set of aftermarket 16x7s.

What's on there now?

[Mopar318]

No I don't have any pics but you could see that the beads on the tires were really pulled in. The tire guy made a comment to the effect that they must have been murder to get on there. The handling was very twitchy at best. If you want to run a 225/50 I'd get a set of aftermarket 16x7s.

What's on there now?

Ok I wont get that size then. Right now I have 205/55. I was looking at 215/55's . It seems like those would work out.

I just want to go as wide as I can, a bit taller does not bother me either.

[tryingbe]

My 205/55/R16 tires rub against my Daytona wheel well when during tight turn.

[CSXT802]

I had 225-50's on my pumpers.

[contraption22]

If you go with 215's, which I don't recommend, i would at least drop down to a 50 series versus 55.

[Turbo3Iroc]

My 205/55/R16 tires rub against my Daytona wheel well when during tight turn.

What year Daytona?

[turbovanman²]

Go with a 225/50R16, there fine-they even came this way from the factory. I run 225/55R16's on my van on a stock 6 inch wheel and there perfect.

[Turbo3Iroc]

The taller 55 series makes it an easier fit on a 6" rim.

[tryingbe]

What year Daytona?

89 Daytona Shelby

Nitto NT-450, if that matters...

Good tires for traction though.

[turbovanman²]

The taller 55 series makes it an easier fit on a 6" rim.

Maybe true but if the factory can stuff 225/50's on 6 inch wheels, we can too,

[Turbodave]

Maybe true but if the factory can stuff 225/50's on 6 inch wheels, we can too,

What car did they do that on?

[contraption22]

Maybe true but if the factory can stuff 225/50's on 6 inch wheels, we can too,

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

[Mopar318]

I had 225-50's on my pumpers.

Ooh, that looks sweet. What brand of tires? And how was the handling versus a skinnier tire?

[Mopar318]

If you go with 215's, which I don't recommend, i would at least drop down to a 50 series versus 55.

That would be a smaller diameter, and would probally look pretty stupid. I think whats on there now is already to small.

[turbovanman²]

What car did they do that on?

I thought they came with it? Wasn't it an option? if not, my bad.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

There is nothing wrong with a 225/50 on a 6 inch rim, it may not be 1000% but its damn close. Try telling that to the guy that runs a 26 inch slick in a 6 inch rim,

This from a bunch of turbo guys that push our engines and turbo's past there limits?