Torque Thrust 2?

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    nice looking mav. I think 16x8 will fit the back..the fronts may rub a little on tight cornering , being 16" ..but maybe not ..even though the front wells and susp. were disigned for a 14" wheel and tire. a 16x5 front may fit nicely. good luck ..and oh yea welcome to the forum.
     
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    I'm running 4 16X7 TT2's and if I had it to do again, I would go up to 17's just for a better selection of tires. I use a Kumho ASX 245/50R16 and I don't have any clearance issues. The front is tight(0.5in at the front pan), but doesn't hit anything. A 16X8 may allow it to hit and the widest tire I could find in a 16 that wasn't a truck tire is a 255/50R16 and they will not fit the front(racing tires and drag radials excluded) The Tirerack specs section of the tire selection gives a lot of info.

    btw: you are also limited to a 12" rotor with most disc brake setups based on my research, stock Maverick disc brakes clear perfectly.
     
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    Thanks guys. You think the 17's would be ok in the rear?
     
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    Size wise, sure. A larger rear looks good(check out Maverickman's website)
    I went with 16" because I was trying to get a decent performance tire without having the low profile sidewall. (mixing some oldschool looks with new handling)
     
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    OK here is the verdict. I went with the TT2 16 X 8 all around 4 inch back space 245 50 in the back and 225 50 in the front everything clears. looks good I'll post a pic as soon as the weather clears.
     
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    Awesome! glad it went well for you. look forward to pics:mischeif:

    I definitely think we're in the minority having 16" wheels.
     
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    Thanks again, I actually unknowingly got the same tires you listed in your earlier reply. I got the tires at Discount Tire they were pretty helpful and mounted and dismounted a few tires for me to get the right fit. Having a proplem posting a pic on the thread. Just go to my gallery and take a look I put 2 pics there.
     
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