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215 65 16 pirelli snow tires on 97 continental

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Posted by: purelux

I have these from my 98 towncar that I sold and I'm considering putting them on a set of continental rims. Anybody see a problem with doing this, the overall diameter is 27.2" Additionally they start out at 14/32 tread depth and have well under 3K miles on them. The current ones are michelin symmetries 225 60 16" 26.5 overall diameter with 10/32 of tread depth initally.
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Posted by: purelux

also does anybody know what year rims fit the 97 continental, also 93 taurus sho rims 16" wouldn't fit it would they?

Posted by: MichiganTeddyBear

the tires should do just fine (a set of 4 I assume). the speedo may be off a tiny bit, but not enough to justify not using them in my opinion.

Not sure what wheels will fit the 97 conti, cant help ya there.

I know there are site (vendors probably ) that can list the bolt patter/offset for each of them, and as long as the bolt pattern is the same, with a compatible offset, you will be golden.

Posted by: purelux

yup its a set of 4, ok i'll have to check around then to verify what rims would fit besides the 97 rims. I thought the 95-02 conti rims would all fit but i want to be sure.

Posted by: MichiganTeddyBear

yup, better safe than sorry

Posted by: 70roadrunner

Hi! From my personal experience (10 years with my 98 Conti), 4 snow tires will put you in the league of all-wheel and 4 wheel drive cars. Tirerack.com (the best source of any tire fitament questions) put me into these tires (see pix).

Posted by: buddylee

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Originally Posted by purelux

also does anybody know what year rims fit the 97 continental, also 93 taurus sho rims 16" wouldn't fit it would they?

Mark VIII , 5 lug taurus will also fit .
I have 99 continental wheels on my wifes 94 Mark VIII

Posted by: purelux

Well I got the tires mounted on continental rims just like mine and after the shop switched the 2 rims they mounted on the wrong side, it stopped its right pull and I was happy. Just like on my previous car a 98 towncar they ride and handle great.