HY FREEDMAN - 6036 <HFREEDMAN@MtRoyal.AB.CA> writes:
>]I'm about to shop for some new tires. I had thought I had to use 165 width,
>]but they're a little tough to find. Are most folks using 175 (or wider)
>]without any clearence or suspension problems?
>
> This question is a little easier. Yes, the original specs
>were 165, but I'm being advised to go to even 185 for better
>handling.
Be careful about blithely slapping 185's on. They're not recommended for
rims less than 5-inches wide. Rostyles are 5-inches wide, but stock wires
are only 4.5-inches. I don't know about the width of disc wheels, but I
think they came in both 4 and 5-inch widths.
I won't retell my entire story about the local tireguy trying to convince me
to put 185's on my wires, but it ends with him saying "What do I care? It's
not my car," and me vowing never to give him my business again.
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