In a message dated 7/4/03 4:00:05 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
tayloran@mail.med.upenn.edu writes:
> Thanks to everybody who chimed in on the my tires question. Of
> course, nothing in life is simple, especially when you incorrectly
> remember your wheel size.
>
> So it turns out, on closer inspection, that I have 14 X 4.5 steel
> wheels, on which the PO had mounted 185/70/14 tires.
>
> I'd like to use a wider wheel if I can (5.5? yes? will it fit?) but
> since I can't afford a full set of alloys right now, is there a steel
> wheel out there that will fit? Should I just give up and remount
> 185/70's? There don't seem to be too many performance tires in this
> size...
>
Hello,
For a long time, (and many track sessions) I ran with a set of 280Z steel
wheels. I think that they were 14x5.5 and the offset was fine. No rubbing on
a
lowered race car. I ran with a set of 195's but I think that the 185's would
be better because of the lower side profile. Contact patch is slightly
smaller but I like to have a controlled slide. ;>)
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