Tire sizes
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You need to provide the year of the car with these types of questions. Assuming it is a 94-01,that gives ~4% larger in rear compared to 4.65% OE. So it should be fine from a TCS perspective.
Sorry. 1991. Still ok for the TCS?
It is more questionable for a '91, which expects the rear to be 7.75% larger than the front. I would at least use a 265 rear and better a 275 if it will fit (correctly) on your wheels.
I wouldn't do that.
Your front tires are severely oversized. Don't compound the error by getting oversized rears. You should be using 215/45-16 or 205/45-16 in front, and 245/40-17 or 255/40-17 in the rear. I recommend replacing all four tires.
Its sometimes surprising to me how often Ken has to repeat this. I took the question as posed, which asked a narrow question. In any event, there is no problem with 265/40-17 rears. And I'm not so sure that 205/50-16 can be characterized as severely oversized. They would reduce radial clearance by a little less than 6mm compared to the 94-01 size and less than 4mm compared to the 02+ size. Given how much people drop their cars, I would be surprised to hear that it rubs if at stock height.
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