Anyone using 205/50/16 tires on a DC2 at stock height? Any pics? Rubbing issues? I know, most people use 205/45/16 but I already have a set in my basement with the 50 series tires. Thanks.

 

50 is too big

 

So you've had 50 series tires on your teg?

 

At stock height it should be fine I have 205/45/16 on my car at stock height and it has a massive gap between my wheel and fenders.

 

Boss, if 205/45/16 and 195/55/15 has the same overall diameter, why would there be more wheel gap?

If I use 205/50/16, I can picture it being a little more off the ground...

 

They arent the same overall diameter..... Going from a 45 to a 50 is nothing at stock height. i have 215/40/17 on my car, and its like an off road vehicle (i havent lowered it its stock height)... theres tons of room and mine are 17's and wider.

 

I was saying that my car at stock height with 205/45/16 which gives me a lot of wheel gap. If I had 50 the gap would be a little less because of the thicker tire.

 

slap them on

 

You'll be fine with a 50 series, you don't want to go any smaller then that, it will look stupid untill you lower your car.

 

Ok. But I'm still trying to understand the science of it. For 195/55/15, the diameter of the wheel with tire is 23.4 inches. For 205/45/16, the diameter of the wheel with tire is 23.3 inches. Therefore, they are more or less *almost* the same diameter and rolling circumference, which is why the speedometer and odometer remain accurate.

I'm trying to understand at what point, does increasing the diameter have no (or less) effect on "lifting" the car (but just decreases the wheel gap instead). It appears that as you increase the diameter (by upsizing in tires/rims), the overall height of the car will lift to a certain point which is then perhaps stopped by the weight of the vehicle & suspension, at which point the increasing diameter (ie: tires) just continues to fill up gap space until it almost hits the wheel well...as you keep going up in sizes to test the theory.

So, if I go to 205/50/16, the car will lift up a little, but also the gap will be reduced. If I go to 205/55/16, it will lift a little again, and gap will be further reduced. If I go to 205/60/16, it will lift less now, and the gap will still be further reduced. If I go 205/65/16, the car will barely "lift", but I still get less and less of a gap (the diameter has to go somewhere!).

I guess the opposite will occur if I downsize, but instead of losing the height after a certain point, it will keep going lower and lower (because in this case I am not fighting gravity), and the car will be low AND have a goofy wheel gap!

 

50 will give you a lift about .8 inch lift