Help, Looking for tires

chowfun · 12-09-2013, 10:41 PM

I have a 79-930 with rims J9-16 rears and J7-16 fronts I need help looking for tires
285 or 275 40 or 45 16 for the rear and 245 or 235 40 or 45 16 for the front. If you know if they are available please let me know. Chowfun Hawaii

Ronnie's.930 · 12-09-2013, 11:22 PM

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dienstuhr · dienstuhr's Garage

On 7" and 9" wheels you'd be looking for 225 for the front and 245 or 255-section for the rear. The sizes you've cited are all too wide.

Regards,

d.

chowfun · 12-10-2013, 08:32 AM

Hi dienstuhr, thanks for the your advise. Trying to go the widest to make the turbo look beefy. I did not want to use spacers to bring them to the edge of the fender well. Aloha

moneymanager · 12-10-2013, 09:13 AM

Have you looked at TireRack? But those sizes are way wrong for your rims as pointed out.

Arne2 · Arne2's Garage

The sizes you list are wider, yes. But they are also considerably taller, which is where the problem comes in.

dienstuhr · dienstuhr's Garage

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowfun

Hi dienstuhr, thanks for the your advise. Trying to go the widest to make the turbo look beefy. I did not want to use spacers to bring them to the edge of the fender well. Aloha

You could consider going to a 10" wheel for the rear. That's the widest wheel that will fit stock Turbo bodywork.

Cheers

d.

TargaHenry · TargaHenry's Garage

I've got 7's and 9's on my 84 Targa, and got Bridgestone Potenzas at Tire Rack, in the sizes Dienstuhr mentioned.

wayner · 12-10-2013, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chowfun

Hi dienstuhr, thanks for the your advise. Trying to go the widest to make the turbo look beefy. I did not want to use spacers to bring them to the edge of the fender well. Aloha

If you are using any other cars that you have seen as a reference point, make sure you know what their setup is.

On my 73 turbo flared wide body for instance I am running 275/40s on a custom built 17x10.5" rim with custom backspacing to get it to fill the flare without a spacer. It looks like a standard fuchs but it is not.

On the front I am running a 245/40 on a custom 17x9.

Once you find a tire you like, check out the manufacturers web site. They usually have a chart that shows min and max size rims for a given tire size.