i think some neon peeps even use a 225 size tire on 5.5" rim.
the stock tires on my old rx7 gsl-se were a 205/60/14 on a 5.5" rim. so you
should be ok... especially with a stiff sidewall tire like the kumho.
-James Creasy
President, BAPOC www.klio.net/probe
FFR Cobra #1630 www.klio.net/cobra
-----Original Message-----
From: Vitaly Iourtchenko <vitaly@nuance.com>
To: ba-autox@autox.team.net <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, May 08, 2000 12:04 PM
Subject: Wide tires and skinny wheels
>Hi all,
>
>I almost bought a set of 13" x 7" wheels over the weekend, but
>unfortunately they were too small to fit over my front calipers.
>
>I have a set of stock alloys lying around, which are 14" x 5.5".
>My question is as follows -- am I asking for trouble if I were
>to mount some 205/55R14 Kumhos or Hoosiers over these wheels? I'm
>concerned about the "marshmallow on wheels" handling characteristics :)
>
>Thanks,
>Vitaly
>#87 CSP del Sol
>
>P.S. I'd appreciate cc's to my email address as I need to make a quick
> decision.
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