I have 02 R/T 16" wheels with 195/50/16 tires and i was wooundering if 205/50/16's would fit.


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I found out they will so never mind.

 

As long as the wheels are 6" wide they will, anything more you'll have a problem. If they're 16x7 (I dont think they are) the tire is too narrow.

 

Actually, the overwhelming majority of 195 width tires are specifically designed to fit on a 6" rim. And most of the 205 width tires are specifically designed to fit on a 6-6.5" rim. That just design width... Most 205's are allowed on up to a 7.5" rim width. It's not something I would do personally, but...

Check the specs for the tire you are looking at on www.tirerack.com or the manufacturer's web site. You should find the design width (or "measured" width) and the allowed range in the specs pretty easily.

Best of luck!

 

the 205 will just be wider then the 195 right? Not thicker

 

Yes...just wider, as long as the sidewall is still a 50 it will just be wider.

 

Yeah thanks.

 

No, it will be thicker as well (higher sidewall). The 2nd number in a tire designation is the aspect ratio, which is a percentage of the tire width. So the sidewall of a 195/50 is going to be 50% of 195mm, or 97.5mm. The sidewall of a 205/50 is going to be 102.5mm - 5mm (~1/4") taller. Doesn't sound like much, but that's a half inch total difference for the tire diameter.

 

I was thinking of putting 205's in the front and keeping the 195's in the back would yobe able to see the dif?

 

What would be the point of that be?