<VV> Wheels and Tires Question

[J R Read_HML]

So, what was the original question?  I've not been following the thread.

The CA car a got in April came with 14" Thrush clone wheels.  Don't know the 
backspace.  Tires are P215/60 R14 in front and P225/60 R14 in rear.  The 
fronts will scrape just a tad when reversing with the steering wheel turned 
more than about 1/2 turn (seems to have stock steering ratio).  Width of 
tread (both F and R) appears to be about 6 1/2 inches.

So, if the question is "how large can I go", 215 would seem to be just a 
smidge too much up front.

Picture at: 
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hmlinc@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=7bb0&.dnm=8f8f.jpg&.src=ph

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Schug" <bwschug at charter.net>
To: "Padgett" <pp2 at 6007.us>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Wheels and Tires Question


> On Sep 14, 2005, at 8:31 AM, Padgett wrote:
>
>> And it depends on what you want: tall or wide. Personally I find anything 
>> lower than a 60 profile to be, well, you can tell if the cigarette butt 
>> you just ran over was plain or filtered. They also demand wide rims (for 
>> street my rule of thumb is a wheel as wide as the tread, racing it should 
>> be as wide as the section).
>
> I thought the rule-of-thumb for racing is that wheel width equals tread 
> width. You apparently disagree.
>
>> Next dial in where you live. Here we get around 55 inches of rain a year, 
>> often an inch in an hour. A very wide tire on a light front end is really 
>> not a good idea in the rain.
>>
>> Suspect I will go with something like either a 185x65x14 or 205x60x15 in 
>> front and a 215x65x15 in back.
>
> *SNIP*
>
> The 215/65's are awfully tall. 26.0" diameter. Stock 7.00-13's were about 
> 25.3" Are you planning on using these for general street use or for an 
> economy run? If you want a tall tire that that is generally available, you 
> might look at a 215/60-15 - 25.16".
>
> Bruce
>
> Bruce W. Schug
> CORSA South Carolina
> Greenville, SC
> bwschug at charter.net
>
> CORSA member since 1981
>
> '67 Monza. "67AC140"
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