245/50/16 Pictures, comments???

[faverymi]

I have a very original carrera with 8 fuchs in the back. Looking for street rear tires. Not a track car. All season or summer.

As you know availability for 245/45/16 street tires is not existing

My only priority is the correct look for this car. Not performance

Any of you with 245/50/16 in the back? Can you post some lateral and rear pictures?

I greatly appreciate it! Thanks.

[McLaren-TAG]

If originality is what you're going for then 245/45 16 was not an original tire on a 3.2 Carrera. Only M491 and Turbos were shod with that.

For 8 inch rears, 225/50 16 is considered original.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

There are some pictures around here of 245/50/16 on 9 inch rims. 8 inch might be pushing it. I might go to 245/50/16 on my next 9 inch rims tire change. My speedo reads too fast anyway, so if anything, it will help with the speedometer discrepancy. I use 225's on my 8 inch rears.
good luck!

[Halm]

As Leaky said, 225/50 is stock and I am running that size on my 8's.

Also, Tire Rack has 2 street tires in 245/45 16 size.

[McLovin]

Originally Posted by faverymi

As you know availability for 245/45/16 street tires is not existing

I did not know that.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+RE-11&partnum=445WR6RE11V2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Felipe, you can still get RE11s in 245s and they fit fine on 8s. I'm ordering some on Tuesday. Don't take the last pair!

[McLovin]

Although if your only priority is originality and the correct look, you should do what the factory did and use 225/50 16, which is widely available.

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

There are some pictures around here of 245/50/16 on 9 inch rims. 8 inch might be pushing it. I might go to 245/50/16 on my next 9 inch rims tire change. My speedo reads too fast anyway, so if anything, it will help with the speedometer discrepancy. I use 225's on my 8 inch rears.
good luck!

Hey, wanna see a picture of my nuts?

I keep posting this because it shows clearly what the 245/50R16 Kumhos look like on the back.

[JOHN21BLACK]

I RUN A 225/50 -16 R-11S ON MY 8X16 FUCHS WITH A TURBO LOOK WIDEBODY. LOOKS GOOD. I WAS THINKING OF GOING WITH 245/45 BUT DIDNT KNOW HT. OF TIRE ON A 8" FUCH. THE 225 SITS 3 1/2 IN FROM RIM LIP. ANYONE KNOW HT. OF 245/45 ON 8"FUCH.