<VV> 14" vs. 15" wheels

[Bill Elliott]

The downsides of 15" rims:

Many are 15x7 which may rub in the front.
Weight (especially a steel wheel) which hurts handling
Shorter tire sidewalls which hurt the ride.

The upside?

A MUCH greater variety of available tires
Potentially better handling from the shorter sidewall.

In today's tires, the best speed rating you can get in an appropriately sized 14" tire is an H rating. Now that's pretty decent for handling (loads better than an 
S or T tire) but signicantly down in handling versus a V or Z tire. In a 15 you can get V and Z tires readily at virtually every price point.

If you decide to go to a 15" wheel, I have an NOS set of 15x6 aluminum Westerns that I'll part with reasonably (since my wife decied she'd prefer the stock 
mag hubcaps on her car) http://fnader.com/images/CorsaCpe/Westerns.jpg

Bill



>I've got a 1965 Monza coupe, far from roadworthy, and I've been searching in
>vain for 14 x 6" wheels for it.  I've seen a few 15" wheels in the local
>junkyards, and while I know that they will work, I've sort of been assuming
>that they would give a harsher ride.  Can anyone comment on this?