Ok, ive had conflicting views on this. I've got 14x7 wheels (good old jellybeans, polished up a treat!) .... now, i'm told by the tyre shops, several, that the widest i can go is 225, and that 225/14 is near impossible to find. Yet i've often seen, and talked to many people, running 235 or 245 on 7inch rims for years without drama.

Now, are the tyre shops erring too far on the side of caution due to liability, or is it sound advice? The risk of the tyre rolling off under high loadings is understandable, but i've got a mild 202 powered HQ Kingswood in the build. A high speed, high lateral load corner carver it certainly is not!

Or is is it a case of yes, it's doable, but on a 14 inch rim, rather than the possibly more suitable 15, there's greater risk?

Any thoughts please? If there's any doubt i'll of course go with the shop's advice.

Peter.

245/50/14 should fit on a 7". I used to run that combo all the time. Also used to run 235/60/14. But I'm no tyre expert.

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235/60/14 is what I would usually run on 7's On your average V8 HQ you dont normally have any adverse effects. or bad tread wear. 245s will go on too. but yeah can roll abit on hard cornering.... but then again the man at the shop should be the expert aye

Cheers for the input guys. It remains a close call. All of the real world experience of many people who've run these widths, versus the guys who know best, but are strangled by liability. Hmm.....

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We dont worrie about these things yet lol. I have 265-50-14s eagers on my 7 inch rims at the back and 245-50-14s on the front of my hq. N

Edited by user Thursday, 1 November 2007 6:25:06 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I ran 235/60/14 on my WB ute with 7" rims with no dramas over several years. Also have never had any problems finding 225/14's. Most major places can order them in within a day or two.

i am with cloudy, 225. especially on the front.
Any wider, they don't drive as well.
235 / 60 on rears ok, @ 7"

A1 Bogan.

Currently running 235/60/14 all round on the old honecomb 14 x 7's, and although a mite heavy (non-PS HJ 'Naro 350SBC) they seem fine. They certainly don't look too bulgy.

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Edited by user Friday, 2 November 2007 12:38:28 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

http://www.yokohama.com....gCharts/chart_y352.aspx

The link above is specific to Yokohamas 352 series tyres.
I run 265/50/14 and 245/50/14 tyres on 7" rims (XW sedan). The link above states my 265/50/14s are good for 7 to 10" rims.
Pro

Edited by user Friday, 2 November 2007 2:39:11 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I enquired about this in the 1980s. I had 14X6.5 wheels on my Charger & was told that the smallest tyre I could legally use was a 185 and the largest was a 245.

I lived in the ACT and all rims on your car had to be the same width, offset and constr