Rallye rim tire size

bobscuda67 said

I have a set of 14 inch sbp rallye and want to know if anybody has put a 245/60/14 tire on them. I know that there are only 5.5 inches wide and wonder if anyone had any problems doing that. Also, do they fit the rear of a 2nd generation barracuda. Thanks guys.

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You can go to the tire maker's web site and it will tell you what is the minimum width rim for that size of tire. Or Tire Rack is a handy source for comparing different sizes. But I can tell you that most brands recommended 215 as the widest size for a 5.5" rim, when I was shopping for tires for the same wheels.

You don't want to exceed the recommendation -- it distorts the contact patch and can even make the tire subject to rolling off the rim. I have 215/70-14 Firehawk Indy 500s on my 14 x 5.5 rallys, and I think they'd be a little happier on 6" rims. but it hardly seems worthwhile to get them widened. But you can order rally wheels made in any width you want.