1996 850 Platinum Edition

asummers · Post by **asummers** » 11 Oct 2007, 11:38

Hello, does anybody else have a 1996 850 Platinum Edition? I have found one that I am in the process of getting and just wondered how many people out there have one. From my research it seems that they shipped 1500 of them to the United States.

The car comes with the 6.5" x 16" wheels like on the R model, with 205/50R16 tires. Does anybody know if a 60 series tire will fit and not rub the fender since it is taller?

Post by **matthew1** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:42

asummers wrote:Hello, does anybody else have a 1996 850 Platinum Edition? I have found one that I am in the process of getting and just wondered how many people out there have one. From my research it seems that they shipped 1500 of them to the United States.

Nice car, I've seen a couple, and they're very pretty. Great looking (and rare) wheels.

asummers wrote:The car comes with the 6.5" x 16" wheels like on the R model, with 205/50R16 tires. Does anybody know if a 60 series tire will fit and not rub the fender since it is taller?

60s will probably rub, simply because my 55s rub. But it depends on the tires too. My Dunlop Sport 5000s rubbed. My Goodyear Triple Treds don't. Both 205/55/16.

The front wheel wells of 850 Turbo and R models were never anything but tight with 16 and 17 inch wheels.

Post by **JRL** » 11 Oct 2007, 18:30

I had one two years ago.
The wheels are specific to that car, ie: different than any other