On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Barry Schwartz wrote:
> >turn. I'm looking to put some new tires on my '67 GT6 with the stock
> >wire wheels. My questions are:
> >1. Should I stay with the 155 - 13's?
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> I have 165-13's on my GT6+ now and at FULL jounce I get a very slight rub
> at the rear end fender lip. I should think that If you want to go bigger
> 165/65-13's would be just about right.
Scott, Barry and anyone else: I used to run Dunlop SP4, size 175/70 x 13,
on my 1970 GT6+. Then (and probably now) these were about the tallest
(although probably not the widest) 175/70's around. And yes, not all
175/70 x 13 tires are the same size! Point is, in six years of daily
driving, rallying and autocrossing, I never had any problem with tires
contacting any bodywork or suspension.
Caveat: these were on steel wheels. I do not know if the wire wheels
might have a slightly different offset. I do know that the rid width is
the same for either at 4.5 in.
--Andy
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