Wider rear tire

[DRV2WIN]

Looking for tire size info.For my 5.0 R Spec

I like the look of a wider tire on the rear.But not Taller
With said what will fit!!!!!

Thxs
Ken

 

[dougmcp]

Not sure if you want a wider rear tire for looks or for performance. Note that if you don't do all 4 tires you are affecting the performance characteristics of the car. Even though the 5.0 is pretty vanilla in terms of handling, it's relatively neutral in balance and placing larger tires on the rear could introduce an amount of understeer that you may or may not like depending on how hard you push it. Your car should have 235/45-19 tires on an 8" wheel. I don't see a lot of room when the suspension is compressed but you could probably squeeze more in there. Complete tire sizes and specs including height, width, tread width, diameter and RPM are available at Tirerack.com.

 

[Crusty Old Shellback]

The optional summer tire that came on my '12 R Spec is a 245/45 19. That's about as wide as you can go on stock rims.
I know others have gone to a 275 but with different rims and offsets.

The '15 5.0 has a staggered tire set up with 245 front and 275 rear.

 

[TheDr9669]

Check out this thread. In post #4 I detailed what I have currently on my R-Spec. There is also a link to a good tire size calculator.

 

[DRV2WIN]

Thank you for the info