Stock Rear Tire Max Size?

    I'm still running the stock rims/tires on my 2016 SL. Does anyone know what the widest rear tire would still fit the rim? I love the look of a wider rear tire on these things. Really do not want to drop even more money into all new rims/tires.



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    I'm still running the stock rims/tires on my 2016 SL. Does anyone know what the widest rear tire would still fit the rim? I love the look of a wider rear tire on these things. Really do not want to drop even more money into all new rims/tires.



    Thanks

    FunCycle BKL That should get you the info your looking for.

    Pick a tire you're interested in and then check the tire manufacturer's website to see if they specify minimum, recommended and maximum wheel widths. Here's a link to NItto's 555 2 - https://www.nittotire.com/car-…ra-high-performance-tire/. Once you find the widest size recommended for your wheel width, the next step is looking for the closest height tire to your stock tire height. http://www.willtheyfit.com provides a visual comparison between two different tires so you can see how different tire sizes, even different wheel sizes compare. The one drawback to WillTheyFit is its speedometer impact calculation isn't the best.

    I use a 315/35ZR17 Nitto 555 G2 on my 2015 Base model Slingshot using an American Muscle 17"x10.5" 10th Anniversary Cobra style wheel. I used the Nitto website to verify the wheel width was acceptable for the Nitto 555 G2 tire in that size and then used http://www.willtheyfit.com to see how that wheel/tire combo would sit compared to the stock wheel/tire combo. In my case, the 28mm Offset the Am Mustang wheel has causes the entire wheel to sit roughly 1.5" to the left, but I have never encountered any handling irregularities attributable to the different Offset. That particular wheel cost me around $150 shipped and is similar enough to the base model wheel design that once painted to match the base wheels that it doesn't bother my OCD. ;)

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    Pick a tire you're interested in and then check the tire manufacturer's website to see if they specify minimum, recommended and maximum wheel widths. Here's a link to NItto's 555 2 - https://www.nittotire.com/car-…ra-high-performance-tire/. Once you find the widest size recommended for your wheel width, the next step is looking for the closest height tire to your stock tire height. http://www.willtheyfit.com provides a visual comparison between two different tires so you can see how different tire sizes, even different wheel sizes compare. The one drawback to WillTheyFit is its speedometer impact calculation isn't the best.

    I use a 315/35ZR17 Nitto 555 G2 on my 2015 Base model Slingshot using an American Muscle 17"x10.5" 10th Anniversary Cobra style wheel. I used the Nitto website to verify the wheel width was acceptable for the Nitto 555 G2 tire in that size and then used http://www.willtheyfit.com to see how that wheel/tire combo would sit compared to the stock wheel/tire combo. In my case, the 28mm Offset the Am Mustang wheel has causes the entire wheel to sit roughly 1.5" to the left, but I have never encountered any handling irregularities attributable to the different Offset. That particular wheel cost me around $150 shipped and is similar enough to the base model wheel design that once painted to match the base wheels that it doesn't bother my OCD. ;)

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