<VV> tire size choices

[J R Read]

The 70 series (opinion here) look way too small an a LM.
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramon Rodriguez III" <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> tire size choices


> Thanks =)
>
> I also found that summit racing has some whitewall options...  but many 
> are
> very expensive and those that are not are not a very good size..  I found
> whitewall 185-70-13's.. I know they'll throw off the speedo but I won't 
> mind
> that as long as they look and drive decent.
>
> Still shopping, so keep any help coming!  Thanks to Jim Davis I've got a
> source for the blackwalls, any help finding similarly sized whitewalls 
> would
> be appreciated!
>
> Ray R.
> Lake Ariel, PA
>
> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Jim Davis <jld at wk.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Try -
>> <http://www.buynewtires.com/Product.php?id=8678&size=195/70-13>
>> or
>> <
>> http://www.buynewtires.com/ProductList.php?width=185&aspectRatio=70&diameter=13
>> >
>> Jim Davis
>>
>>
>> ------- Original Message -------
>> From    : Ramon Rodriguez
>> III[mailto:corvairgrymm at gmail.com]
>> Sent    : 5/20/2011 3:33:38 PM
>> To      : virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Cc      :
>> Subject : RE: <VV> tire size choices
>>
>>  Hate to bring this subject up yet again but it seems
>> things are continuously
>> getting worse for the poor folks trying to stay near
>> stock.
>>
>> I searched the archive but couldn't find a suitable
>> size available for
>> purchase.  What I need to know is what my choices are
>> (that are actually
>> readily available for a reasonable price) for stock
>> wheels.  This is a first
>> time thing for me my taste runs to very custom
>> rolling stock.
>>
>> Bryan's site recommends 195-70-13's as do many of the
>> archived posts, but
>> both tirerack.com and discounttires2go.com have no
>> tires in this size.  I
>> would actually like to go with about as wide a tire
>> as practical/possible on
>> the stock wheel, but stay within a reasonable margin
>> of stock tire height.
>>
>> On a final note.. just to make things even more
>> difficult, my father would
>> really like whitewall tires on this (his) car.  I
>> told him this might not be
>> possible but I want to try.  We need tires that are a
>> reasonable price for a
>> daily driver, no wild custom/classic tires.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> Ray
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
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