Just for comparison purposes, the 225/50-15 BFG is 8.4" tread where the
Kumho is 8.66". When talking 205/55-14, then the BFG is 7.1" and the Kumho
is a whopping 7.64".
Major differences and I would expect, since all the Kumho's on my
Tread Width list are wider than thier BFG Coutnerparts, I would assume that
the 225/50-14's will also be wider.
John " I'm not an expert, but I have Tread Width lists" Moore
1993 Toyota MR2 NA (CS #55)
1981 VW Scirocco (ES-ST #472)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard, Brent [SMTP:Brent.Howard@searbrown.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 4:04 PM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: re: Kumho 225/50-14?
>
> Hope this wasn't covered already, but I got a little behind on the
> digests and just skimmed through most of them, but this subject
> caught
> my eye.
>
> I saw the conflicting reports as to whether or not the 225/50-14's
> will be built, but let's assume that they will be this year... Do any
>
> Neonites have any idea if they will fit on our cars? I ran Kumho
> 205's all around the last half of last year, and noticed that they
> are
> wider than the old BFG R1's of the same size (a stack of 4 is maybe
> 2-3 inches taller - so say .5" wider per tire). If the 225 Kumho is
> that much wider than the old 225 BFG, will it fit on the stock legal
> wheels without rubbing anything? I've never had the opportunity to
> run 225 R1's, so I don't know how much clearance exists with that
> setup.
>
> Any guesses?
>
> TIA,
> Brent
> ES #79 Finger Lakes Region SCCA
> '95 Dodge Neon Sport Sedan
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