[Injuneer]

The problem with wide 16" tires is finding them. In a "high performance" or "drag radial" you won't find anything wider than a 255. If you go to something like a BFG Radial T/A, which is a medium performance tire, they make a 265/50-16 (acceptable for wheels 7.5-9.5" wide). But that's a 26.5" diameter tire, compared to your 25.7" stocker (if you had a 245/50-16). They also make a 295/50-16, which BFG says will fit on a wheel from 8.0" to 10.0" wide. But that's a 27.6" diameter tire. It would slow you down like swapping in lower numerical rear axle gears.

Whether any of those would fit on a 3rd Gen is unknown to me. I think stiocking with a high performance tire similar to what came stock on your car is the answer.