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94' 850 Turbo with 15' wheels... which tire size is best? 850

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posted by  kaperz81 on  Wed Mar 21 04:57 CST 2007
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My girlfriend recently purchased a 94' 850 turbo, but instead of coming with the stock 16" wheels, it has the same 15" wheels as the non turbo. I would like to know what tire sizes people on the board are running, I'm trying to decide between a 195/60/15 H rated, or the 205/55/15 V rated. It currently has cheap/average tires and can barely maintain grip during acceleration in the wet (rains all the time here in the northwest).

I run 205/60/15's (BFG traction T\A) on my 83' 242 turbo but I'm not sure a 205/60/15 would fit in the smaller wheelwell of this car.

At some point the 850 will likely have bigger wheels/tires, but for now I plan on sticking with the wheels it came with. So far I have been looking at the BFG traction T/A's and the Continental ContiExtremeContacts.

Thanks for any suggestions or advice.


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Zack Silver 83' 242Ti (230k)








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