Largest tire size for stock 16" wheels

BigTang

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I've decided that I'm going to stick w/ my 16's for a while longer. I've got the waffle(?) fat 5 spokes.

Stock size is 225/55-16 but I'd like a decent size on the rear to make it less gurly looking. Will a 245/50-16 fit this rim? Here's the specs on both but wanted to see if anyone has any personal experience w/ this. If there's something larger that I can run on the rear let me know but i looks like my options are limited. I'm also thinking about a 1/4" spacer to kick the rims out a little wider.

225/55-16 is 9" section w/ 7.9 tread width on a 25.7 diameter
245/55-16 is 9.8" section & 9.1 tread width on a 25.8 diameter

on paper is should be a direct swap but you know how that goes...
 

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you could stuff a 255-50-16 out back...thats about the widest I would go on the 16inch 5 stars..
 

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