Guest Anonymous Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 What's the best tire size for snowflake wheels? I think they are 15 x 6 or 6.5, not sure of the width. When I got the car it had 205/65's on it. Any problem with going wider and/or lower aspect ratio like 60's or 55's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 205/60/15 would be the optimal size so you don't have to recalibrate your speedo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 The speedo is way off anyway. Maybe because a previous owner swapped a 5 speed into it. I'm not worried much about the speedo accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 yokohama makes a 215/60 that looks great on a 6", its a little wider than the tire, but has a great contact patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ZmeFly Posted October 7, 2003 Share Posted October 7, 2003 on my stock wheels from my 83 ZXT i had 205 55 15s they were great fitting and great looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cable Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Digging up an old post..... Do you guys think I could stuff 235/60/15's on a pair of snowflakes? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I think they're way too tall. Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cable Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I was more concerned about the rim being too narrow for the width of the tire. Regardless of what rims I end up going with, I'll still be running 26" tall tires on all 4 corners. Thanks for the reply anyway!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Ahh, ok, well according to the Yokohoma page, 235/60/15's are "approved" for 6.5 to 8.5 in wheels. I believe the snowflakes are 6.5in wide, at least I'm 97% sure the swats are... Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I wouldn't. Unless you're planning to go offroading You need a wider wheel for 235 (like 15x8 would be optimal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Snowflakes and swastikas are both 6" wide from inside lip to inside lip. That is how you're supposed to measure. I would not go over 205, your handling will get worse. I run 205/55-15 Yokohama AVS ES100's on my 76 and they're very nice tires for the money/tread life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HB280ZT Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 I am currently running 225/50R 15 on my Snowflake rims with an 82 5 speed, 3.90 rear gears with the correct tranny gear. My street tires are BFG G-Force sports and they are pretty good on street and I even autocrossed them last year with good results. Hope this helps! HB280ZT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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