1995 850 GL wagon turbo tire question

goat1234 · Post by **goat1234** » 20 May 2017, 11:47

Hello All,

Have a 95 850 GL that I am restoring. specs say tire size 205 50 15 zr

i have opportunity to get set of 205 65 15s would these work ?

any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

Post by **Clemens** » 20 May 2017, 13:35

i dare ti doubt that you should use 205 50 r15. I think it's rather 205/55 r15 or 205/50 r 16.
The 65 r15s might rub on full lock or full Suspension compression

DeathRex · Post by **DeathRex** » 20 May 2017, 19:34

65s would be 2.4 inches taller than the 50s(23.1in). Is the wheel well in a GL the same as a turbo? Because a turbo has 205/55R16 tires that are 24.9 inches, that would make the 65s only 0.6in bigger than tires that barely fit. Might be worth a try, but I would bet they would rub. On my turbo driver side rear, I measured 28 1/2 inches horizontally right across the hub. Of course your speedometer will be off by quite a bit, maybe 7 mph or so. 65s would also give you a squishier ride.