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Old Jul 30, 2004 | 10:48 AM
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does anyone have any pics of an xb on 16 inch wheels with 40 series tires?


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Old Jul 30, 2004 | 10:55 AM
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No pics. Max allowable as per the link below is 215.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=348

But 40 series is really low. You'll need 245(wide) 40 series tires to compensate from the stock 185x60x15 tires (as per http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html). You will get some rubbing issues because it's too wide (245).
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Originally Posted by fr130
No pics. Max allowable as per the link below is 215.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=348

But 40 series is really low. You'll need 245(wide) 40 series tires to compensate from the stock 185x60x15 tires (as per http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html). You will get some rubbing issues because it's too wide (245).
i think you may have confused 16 as being the width, im talking about the diameter.
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Because 40 series refers to the aspect ratio in percentage of width you would need a 245/40 to have the same 23.7' overall heigt of the stock wheel/tire. a 205/40 or 215/40 would much shorter overall.
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Originally Posted by crash
Because 40 series refers to the aspect ratio in percentage of width you would need a 245/40 to have the same 23.7' overall heigt of the stock wheel/tire. a 205/40 or 215/40 would much shorter overall.
i know the overall height would be smaller, that is the look i am trying to acheive. i dont necessarily want to go back to orginal height. i can aproximate my speed according to the traffic around me.
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