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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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Okay, so I got my hand on a set of tires for free, I just want to know if they will fit on my 93 bonneville, stock size is 225/60/16 these are 235/6016!!! If they wont fit, ill just get rid of them, what do you guys think!!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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yeah those are gonna be too wide. anytime you make a turn your tires are gonna be rubbing on tthe wheel well. if you have a truck you would be straight
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Sleeper93
yeah those are gonna be too wide. anytime you make a turn your tires are gonna be rubbing on tthe wheel well. if you have a truck you would be straight
theyre not going to be too wide, most bonnevilles here can support up to a 245 tire, 235 will work no problem....
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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it'll throw off your speedo a bit.

When your speedo says 60, you're actually travelling 61.1
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:37 AM
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They are not too wide. They are not going to rub. I run 245'* on the Zilla, and I'm running that exact same 235/60/16 on the SLE right now.

I'd base my choice on whether to run them more on what brand and model they are, not on the size.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:44 AM
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oh well its just mine then. it must have to do with the wheel well damage that was on the car.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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They are a cooper performance tire, but the have 75% tread left, cant turn that down!!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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They won't affect your speedometer either, any changes will be so minor you wont even notice.
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I thought we could run up to a 255?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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YOU can. The 92-99 will need minor modification to run 255. I almost went that route, but it wasn't worth another 35% in tire cost for me to go from 245 to 255.
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