lorenzo Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I am not a huge fan of stretched tires, a little is ok, but too much and I think it's dangerous and looks weird on a car. Anyway, I was hoping someone, possibly someone who works in the tire industry would be able to answer my question. Due to limited sizes in 15 inch tires I was looking at placing a 225/50/15 or 225/60/15 on a a 15x9 inch wheel, my question is: Which brand of tire would give me the least amount of stretch? I know that some tires have a "lip saver" feature and I was wondering if that would make the tire actually wider and give minimal stretch. I just wish they started making 235 or 245's in 15's again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 There are many guys running 911s with 15x9 with 225/50s because of availability issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 A 225/50-15 Hoosier A6/R5 is actually 248 width. Look through the specs on Tire Rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 True.....the "dot legal" tires used by many racers are usually wider than the pedestrian tire of the same "size". You can go to tire rack and check section width vs tread width which may give you enough information to find a tire that will fit best and also has a treadwear rating higher than 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Go search at miata.net. Lots of guys running 225's on 9s and they have the option to run 8's too. They seem to think it's actually faster to run the 225's on 9's, although I bet they'd be running 245s if they were available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ 280z Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 225 isn't that much stretch on a 9" rim. i have a 205 and it barely has stretch, and the lip saver feature still covers the edge of the rim. there are people putting 195's on 9" rims. i use bf goodrich g-force sport 2s. if you want some ideas on tires/stretch, go to tyrestretch.com. you can look up your rim diameter and width, and look at different size tires, and sometimes they even put the type of tire they are using. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Thanks for all the advice from those who replied. Looks like I will use a 225. I did some research and found that the gforce has a section with of 9.2 inches which equates to about 234 mm. So it should fit fairly square on the 9" wheel. If the toyo r888 were more affordable I would run the 235/50/15. Does anyone know if using a 60 profile vs. a 50 would make a difference in the stretch? I did not see good examples on tirestretch.com. Edited September 25, 2012 by lorenzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowlerMonkey Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 A 225/50-15 is around 23.9 inches tall vs 25.6 for the 225/60-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorenzo Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 A 225/50-15 is around 23.9 inches tall vs 25.6 for the 225/60-15. Yes, I know there is a height difference, I was just wondering how they each fit on a 9 inch wheel and if the aspect ratio makes a differance regarding stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duragg Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Rehashing an old thread... 15x10s all around and put 225/50-15 Kuhmos on the front, but they are a tad stretchy for me. Not a great pic but you can see the 220/50-15 on 15*10 Kuhmo Ecsta AST Found this picture of a 235/50-15 on 15*10 are on the back with 15*9 on front. Gives a little more square look in the back and a bit more of the Staggered look I wanted. Is the Toyo Proxes R888 is a Competition DOT tire. But not just a Drag tire is it? I want to go around corners also... The crappy availability of fat-boy-fifteens is malo. Edited January 8, 2013 by duragg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 R888 is a DOT-R tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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