265 / 275 or 285 width tyres ??

[Riff Raff]

CROTCHROCKET--- No, problem; I'm just glad you saw my original advice. I'm saddened you dislike the OEM 16x7 wheel, as I think it is quite elegant. In viewing the pictures in your latest thread with your eBay wheels, they look a bit "ghetto" in both appearance and offset (but I like wine sometimes, too-- so who am I to judge?). Ask your friends their opinion of beauty between your choices of wheels.

Yes, your new tires will fit perfect on your factory OEM Stock 16x7 wheels if you desire to use them.

No, you will not need to use any kind of spacers with the OEM rims. By using the factory OEM Stock 16x7 wheels will negate the use of any spacers and the wheel/tire set-up will mount perfectly against the hub. Lastly; using spacers of any kind is highly NOT recommended, as they create more problems than any possible benefit and can be extremely dangerous under stress. Please don't use spacers of any kind. Rather, get the proper wheel with the proper offset and backspacing as opposed to using backspacers. Riff Raff

[crotchrocket]

In case anyone searches for this in the future, i have gone for 265 75 16 tyres, reason being i was concerned about the extra diameter of a 285 tyre. It would throw the speedo out and put a fair amount of extra strain on the tranny etc. They would effectivly be 4" greater in diameter!, so at 60mph on the speedo i would be doing nearer 69mph !

Also, the 265 tyres are going to sit nicely under the arches with an OME 912 lift without too much cladding trimming, meaning i don't have to jack up the front more than 2" causing CV boot ware aswell,

Thanks for all the help !