245/50/16 - anyone?

[Speedrcr]

Has anyone just gone up one size in tires to a 245/50/16 on the factory wheels? Any issues with clearences?

[NavySVO]

There is a ton of info on this. I did a search using 245 and came up with this:

http://www.svoca.com/forum/search.php?searchid=349269

there is also a thread here with that very same title:

http://www.svoca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2430&highlight=245

[tbrody]

Got 'em on now

I have 245/50/16 Good Years on now, with a stock suspension package on an 84 SVO. They are definately wider and taller and they rub, not bad but I don't like tire rub at all, and I'm not willing to roll my fender or modify a nice car to accomodate. If they hadn't come free on a wrecked SVO, I got and had good tread I wouldn't ever have put 'em on. In fact I think I am going to remove them anyway.

[Speedrcr]

Thanks - I tried searching, but nothing came up...

[SLAAER]

Im running that size on the rear no rubbing an it is lowered. Ill try an snap a photo tommorow. Oh an i have a 8.8 with stock rims.

[svono50]

Im running that size on the rear no rubbing an it is lowered. Ill try an snap a photo tommorow. Oh an i have a 8.8 with stock rims.

Interesting, I ran that size on my stockers and they would clip the outer edge of the tread blocks on the fender lips under full jounce on both sides with a stock 7.5 and the same with my 8.8.

[dagenham]

245/50/16-anyone?

Stock wheels on stock rear and they rub on a hard bounce.

[SLAAER]

Maybe im lucky but i have yet to ever hit. An i have hit some hard bumps i also had a 2.3 shortblock 2 5 year old kids an my bigass {300Lbs} an didnt once rub on the 2 hour trip we took.

[svono50]

Mine only hit a couple of times in the few years I had them on the car. One spot was a transition ramp just outside Birmingham with the car loaded for my road trip to the Reunions and the others were RR crossings that were a bit rougher than they appeared.

Here are a couple of grainy pics of my car with them on. The snow shot shows the difference between the 245/50 in the rear to the 225/50 in front. The second shot shows how the side walls get tucked in pretty good on a 7" rim. I always ran them low on pressure to keep even treadwear across the tires.

[schlot]

Not quite what your asking...but I run 245 45 16 with no problem.