# wider tire help **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 2, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402 "2006-04-02T16:04:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402/1 "2006-04-02T16:04:20Z")
IF the stock tire is a 245/50/16, what are the advantages/disadvantages of getting a 255/50/16 … I’m afraid taht the tire will wear weird if i go with teh wider tire. just like to make a decision as to what i wanna do… ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402/2 "2006-04-02T16:20:24Z")
About 3/8" width difference, and 3/8" height difference. I don’t think it would make much of a difference wear-wise. ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402/3 "2006-04-02T16:27:50Z")
ooooooo… not so happy with the hieght difference… that woudl look funny… hmmmmm there’s already more sidewall than i’d like ---
**Author:** ![SonofaBish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SonofaBish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SonofaBish)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402/4 "2006-04-02T18:05:39Z")
Any suggestions on tires??? I’m looking at two sets i think… either Sumitomo HTR-Z’s or Kuhmo Ecsta 712’s… Sumitomos should be stickier and are much cheaper… 272 for 4 of them while the Kuhmos are 332 for 4… any other suggestions ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402/5 "2006-04-02T18:06:42Z")
272 for 4 tires… you cant fuckin beat that… thats insane ---
**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wider-tire-help/181402/6 "2006-04-02T18:08:18Z")
your 245/50/16’s have a diameter of 25.7" for your speedo to be right, the other sizes you could use would be 245/45/17 & 275/40/17 (they come on WS6 LS1’s)