Re.<VV> tirez

[Padgett]

>  I was curious how big a wheel can I put under the car without making 
> mods to the body. I heard somewhere that the car can handle 15x7s in the 
> front and 15x8s in the rear; is this true? Also, if that's true, then 
> what would be the reccomend tire size?

Seems like this comes up at least once a month, shouldnt there be a FAQ 
somewhere.

Are a number of things relating to tire and wheel size. The restriction is 
the front is not just the diameter (about 25" max) but also the 
offset/backspacing. Stock BS is about 4". Less and you need a smaller tire 
e.g. 3.5" BS on a 6" wheel limits the diameter to about 24.5"

In addition, too much tire in the front and you will have difficulty 
loading it enough to work: instant understeer.

In the rear the there is more room and the diameter is not as much of a 
problem. for a non-autocross car mine has14x6 wheels with 195x70x14s on the 
front and 15x7 wheels, 215x65x15s on the back (were in the garage) and 
think it looks pretty much as I would have liked in 1970. 
http://padgett.ws/files/snowflake.jpg .

Padgett