Honestly, you're putting on a tire that's too wide for the rim width. 225 is about the max you should put on a 7" wheel from what I could gather. Slapping on an additional 40mm of tire width will be detrimental to your car's handling.
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09:16 PM
88GT.FASTBACK Member
Posts: 457 From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2007
Have you thoguht of going to Tirerack.com? You can look up your tire size there and get all the specs...like how wide the rim SHOULD be and how wide you can get away with. It even explains what happens when you don't match the tire to rim (like it is supposed to be). Great site for info.
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88GT.FASTBACK Member
Posts: 457 From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Registered: Dec 2007
I really like the 265 50 15 as they are 10.5" wide and almost a perfect match in circumference as the originals and will not affect my speedometer very much. I could also keep my original gold lace rims. If i did go to a 15 x 8 rim what offset would i need for my 88 GT. Thanks.
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GT86FASTBACK Member
Posts: 757 From: Monroeville, PA Registered: Jul 2009
Just spoke with tire rack... The recommend 215/50-15 on the front and 225/50-15 for the rear on stock 15" wheels like the once on the GTs. No bigger...
