Joe West
05-28-2005, 05:39 PM
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Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 10:58:27 -0500
From: Joe Curran <espace@MIT.EDU>
Re: <VV> maybe found stumbling problem / tire profiles?
Actually, 185/70's look a LOT tiny. The speedo will read high, and
your engine won't like you on the highway (esp. w/ a 3.55 diff).
They're great around town, though, and will add a bit of pep to a
110/PG.
If you can, I'd invest in larger wheels, too. 14", 15", or even bigger.
More tires are availible, cheaper, and you can upgrade to disc brakes
a lot easier. To answer your actual question, I run 205/60R15 fronts,
225/60R15 rears, on 15x7" Gen II Trans-Am snowflake wheels.
That being said, I have a complete set of 4 Firestone SS10 185/70R13
tires for sale. They are already mounted on decent stock wheels, and
have 7000 miles and three autocrosses on them. They are located in
Boston, if anyone is interested.
Remember to vote,
- -Joe Curran
espace@mit.edu
'66 Corvair Monza coupe w/'67 110, '66 PG/3.55 posi diff
James K. Stroehr wrote:
>> BTW, I need to replace all four tires. Don't worry, not another tire
>> thread. I was just wondering what profiles you guys have successfully
>> used? There are skinny 175/80-13 on now. I know I can go to a
>> 185/70-13. How about wider in the back, like 205/60-13? Can the fronts
>> be a smaller size? Is it bad to go lower profile in the back?
>> Experiences please!
Jeff Wells replies:
> Provided you like the way they look on your car there is nothing wrong and a
> lot right about running 70s on the front wheels and 60s on the rears. The
> 205 size is about the largest that can be used on the stock wheels, BTW.
> I'd like 195-70s up front better, but finding them requires some searching.
> The 185s should be OK but look a bit tiny IMHO.
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Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 10:58:27 -0500
From: Joe Curran <espace@MIT.EDU>
Re: <VV> maybe found stumbling problem / tire profiles?
Actually, 185/70's look a LOT tiny. The speedo will read high, and
your engine won't like you on the highway (esp. w/ a 3.55 diff).
They're great around town, though, and will add a bit of pep to a
110/PG.
If you can, I'd invest in larger wheels, too. 14", 15", or even bigger.
More tires are availible, cheaper, and you can upgrade to disc brakes
a lot easier. To answer your actual question, I run 205/60R15 fronts,
225/60R15 rears, on 15x7" Gen II Trans-Am snowflake wheels.
That being said, I have a complete set of 4 Firestone SS10 185/70R13
tires for sale. They are already mounted on decent stock wheels, and
have 7000 miles and three autocrosses on them. They are located in
Boston, if anyone is interested.
Remember to vote,
- -Joe Curran
espace@mit.edu
'66 Corvair Monza coupe w/'67 110, '66 PG/3.55 posi diff
James K. Stroehr wrote:
>> BTW, I need to replace all four tires. Don't worry, not another tire
>> thread. I was just wondering what profiles you guys have successfully
>> used? There are skinny 175/80-13 on now. I know I can go to a
>> 185/70-13. How about wider in the back, like 205/60-13? Can the fronts
>> be a smaller size? Is it bad to go lower profile in the back?
>> Experiences please!
Jeff Wells replies:
> Provided you like the way they look on your car there is nothing wrong and a
> lot right about running 70s on the front wheels and 60s on the rears. The
> 205 size is about the largest that can be used on the stock wheels, BTW.
> I'd like 195-70s up front better, but finding them requires some searching.
> The 185s should be OK but look a bit tiny IMHO.
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