<VV> WHEELS AND TIRES.

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  Regards,


  Tony


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Schug" <bwschug at charter.net>
To: "BRUCE BLACKMON" <blackmon at llano.net>; "VIRTUAL VAIRS" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> WHEELS AND TIRES.


> 
> On Oct 26, 2006, at 9:15 PM, BRUCE BLACKMON wrote:
> 
>> Today, while at my favorite tire store having the 96 Astro re tired, I 
>> was indulging in wishful thinking and checking the American Racing 
>> wheel catalog. I am going to put a set of Torque-Thrust wheels on the 
>> vert. Good news and bad news, they are still available in 14", BUT by 
>> special order only, at a much higher price. About $25 to $30 a wheel 
>> more than a 15", and they are high already.  Problem, will a 15" fit 
>> on the front of a vair. I always put 14" on my vairs, and only had a 
>> few problems rubbing on turns some, but they did rub. So basic 
>> question=====Will a 15x6 Torque Thrust fit on the front of a late 
>> model??? or is that just too much? I don't want to do any body work to 
>> make them fit either. Has anyone tried this? Thanks BRUCE
>>
> 
> As long as the offset is reasonable a 15 x 6 is not a big wheel to put 
> on a Corvair. Lots of us run 16 x 8's. I used to autocross with 15 x 
> 8's. I'm sure someone will tell you what you need for offset. You could 
> probably find it yourself on Bryan Blackwell's web page. 4" is probably 
> about right.
> 
> As for tires, I've always liked 205/60-15's all the way around. They 
> aren't too much smaller in diameter (about 24.69") than stock (about 
> 25.3") and look nice. You could vary some from that - just get a tire 
> spec list and see what appeals to you.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> Bruce W. Schug
> CORSA South Carolina
> Greenville, SC
> bwschug at charter.net
> 
> CORSA member since 1981
> 
> '67 Monza. "67AC140"
>