<VV> Wheels / Tire swap and front disc brakes

[Sethracer@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/24/04 10:40:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
bwschug@charter.net writes:
Seth: People are always asking me about fitting IROC wheels and 
different size tires. You had 225/50-16's on front of your old autoX 
car. How did they fit in front? Did you use the "rear" wheels? Where 
did you trim the fenders?

Bruce
I used Rears all around - The Junkyards had plenty of them. The fronts were 
usually broken when the "Young-uns" understeered off the road and into the 
lightpoles! The rears are "deeper" (less backspace). The 225-50-16s were a very 
tight fit - of course, the car was lowered a bit too. All four fenders were 
trimmed to allow clearance. I used the "hack-saw radially every 3/4 inch, and bend 
up" method. It retains the original tack welds. If done carefully, it won't 
show on the outside. I have seen several cars with the back-to-front IROC wheel 
swap. I believe that will work as well. I think I would limit tires for the 
street to a 205-55-16. That has the same height as the 225-50 but a little 
narrower. There are variations between makes as well. The old BFG TA R1s I used 
had quite a shoulder. Many of the newer tires are more rounded. - Seth