<VV> Tire size (revisited)

[James Davis]

I just did a quick search for 195/70-14 tires and came up with 15 
different manufactures and 48 different tires.
Jim Davis


At 05:31 PM 12/8/2007, Marc Sheridan wrote:
>Steve,
>
>This subject has come up on this list more than any other. From my memory
>the general consensus is to go to at least a 15" wheel. Fourteen inch sizes
>are disappearing, like the 13" sizes have. Rally wheels are relatively cheap
>and the selection is much better above 14".
>
>Here is a tie size calculator I found on the web,
>http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp .
>
>Personally, I am running 205-55-15 on the front and 225-50-16 on the back of
>my '66 Monza.
>
>Marc Sheridan
>Waverly OH
>
>On Dec 8, 2007 3:03 PM, Steven <steven at sashimi.org> wrote:
>
> > I've been looking at old and not so old posts and scouring the net for
> > available tires for my LM vert.  I've got Chevy Rally wheels, 14 x 7 and
> > presently up front 195/60 Goodyear GT+4 which have a crappy ride and also
> > look small to me (and did I mention they're noisy too?).  In the rear
> > they're 215/60 and they look OK.  I'm looking fo an all season performance
> > radial that will be close to stock diameter and a little wider, though not
> > nercessarily as wide as 215.
> >
> > It seems my closest options are 195/70-14, 205/70-14, 0r 205/60-14.  I'm
> > leaning toward the 70 series primarily for ride comfort but I don't want
> > it
> > to look too skinny.  There are more choices in the 195/70-14 size and the
> > Pirelli P-4 looks like it might be a pretty good choice.  For general
> > street
> > use, is there any consensus?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve Brown
> >
> > '62 Rampside
> > '69 Monza convertible
> >