Here is a link to a site that give you speedometer variation according
to tire size. BTW, this discussion comes up often, but I find it very
interesting since I would like to go to the 16" Panasports in the future
as well.
http://powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi
R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of michael lunsford
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:27 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: 16" Panasport Wheels
I recently purchased a set of 16" X7" Panasports and a set of Dunlop ???
205 X 55 X16 inch tires. I bought the 55 series tires because they were
the tallest performance type tire I could find that had the look I
wanted. I previously had 215 X 60 X15 tires on my standard TR6 wheels.
I have tube shocks in the rear, "uprated" (read slightly stiffer and
shorter) springs and have experienced no rubbing of any of the tires on
the body. My personal opinion is that the 205 series is about as wide
as you want to go on a street type driver. I also have noticed a
distinct increase in the harshness of the ride over bumps in the road
with the shorter aspect ratio tire and 25 psi of air in the tires. I
believe that the increase in harshness is related to the 55 aspect of
the tires, not the Panasport wheels. The best I can determine the 205 X
55 X 16 are about 4% smaller than the stock wheels making my speed about
70 MPH when the speedo reads 75. This does increase the RPMs slightl!
y but I have OD so it is not significant to me. The overall ride with
the new wheels, except over bumps, can best be described as smoother
than with the stock wheels. I think the Panasports ride better and
look wonderful. I got my Panasport wheels at Spruell (NFI) for $208
each plus shipping, which was less than anwhere else I could find.
Mike Lunsford, 1970 TR6
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