Can you put wider tires on stock rims

I think it will I think the rim size is 15X6. A related question: If I replace my tires with wider tires, will my gas mileage go up? I assume it will increase based on larger, heavier tires and also more aerodynamic drag with wider tires. If anyone has had this experience, please confirm. I think there is alot of confusion here. MasZakrY wrote: I think there is alot of confusion here. Just think of how strange a Mazda Miata would look wrong with the inch stock wheels from its early 90s counterpart.

Picking up a spare set of wheels and tires to use during the summer or winter is popular in colder climates as well.

Bigger is not always better. There's a sizing sweet spot that provides better grip and those head-turning looks without compromising your vehicle's original engineering.

So, let's get some basics down before you upgrade to new rolling stock. The first known wheels were made of wood, despite what Fred Flintstone's granite-shod convertible would have you believe. Automobiles even used wooden carriage wheels for quite a while. Increased power and weight soon outstripped wood's capabilities, and wheels were upgraded to steel, either in a stamped, welded dish or a lighter hub, spoke and rim design.

Lightweight steel-spoked wheels lingered until the s, especially on nimble foreign sports cars, but larger American cars needed the stronger stamped and welded wheels. Steel's weight penalty led racers and enthusiasts to explore magnesium—a metal as strong as aluminum, but even lighter. Unfortunately, pure magnesium corrodes very easily unless it's properly sealed and can even catch fire in an accident. Magnesium wheel fires are still singled out in firefighting courses today, as taking a water hose to a burning magnesium wheel only makes it burn more intensely.

Beyond these alloys, there are now ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber wheels, but those are still far more expensive than an alloy set. For now, most wheel upgrades involve aluminum alloys. One of the reasons why people opt for larger wheels and tires revolves around the contact patch—specifically, how much tire touches the ground at any given time.

There are two ways to increase the size of the tire's contact patch: make it longer or wider. A longer patch of tire tread means that the tire's overall diameter increases. The tire can rub other parts of the car, like the wheel well. Problem is, it takes longer for a larger diameter tire to complete one rotation. Your 4. You may not notice this until you hammer the brakes going into a slippery corner and slide off into a hedge.

So, on street cars, we customarily go wider with wheels and tires to increase the size of that contact patch. That allows a wider tire to be mounted. Then you can fit a tire with a wider tread and a lower profile for better handling. Speedometers calculate speed by determining the distance traveled for each wheel rotation, so a size change can make the reading inaccurate.

To keep the suspension and speedometer functioning correctly, both the stock diameter and width of the wheels and tires needs to be maintained. The actual width of the tire will vary depending on the width of the rim: The tire will expand 5 millimeters for every half inch Moving to a different rim gets a little more complicated because tire sizes are a combination of metric and percentage measurements, while wheel sizes are in Imperial measurements.

Next, calculate the sidewall height by multiplying the tire width by the height percentage:. Moving to a 16 inch This is not accurate. You need to double the side wall height to get the true diameter or if you wanted the radius you could half the wheel diameter and add that to your sidewall height. Will that still be within the margin for the speedometer etc? Any issue with the 4 wheel drive or wheel well? We always recommend having a certified mechanic or technician calibrate the speedometer and having them inspect the rest of the drivetrain as well to ensure the system is working properly.

Thank you. Please how high can I go. This particular type can also have an 18 in wheel which can accommodate a tyre size of What do I do? My 68 Camaro was easy I just adjustable air shocks on it so the Mickies 17 would not hit my fender wall. Help please….