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posted by  DG on  Sat Jan 25 07:44 CST 2003
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Sorry bout the blank above.

850's has slightly smaller wheel wells.

I have 225/50's on the stock 16's and they rub slightly at full lock. I should have gone with 225/45's beacuse the 50 is just a wee bit big looking from the side of the car. 45's probably wouldn't have rubbed either based on the the areas I have sighted rubbing. But I would much rather you find someone to confirm this theory instead of just taking my word for it. If you want to just be safe then run 215's, I havent heard of problems with those. Overall I am happy with the 225's though, and it makes the car look even better from the rear (which is all people ever really see of our S70's right? haha) much beefier looking with wide tires, instead of those dinky 205's. Interms of traction and what not that all depends on what tire you run. and thats my 2 cents worth.

DG
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