This brings up a good question. I have Eagle Alloy 5 spoke wheels in
15x6.5 ET +22 Will a 215 wide tire fit into the wheelwells? I guess the
better question is will that tire ever fit, but specifically on my wheels
if anyone has ever tried them.
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'63 Buick 215
"Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines"
Enzo Ferrari
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Michael Hartwig wrote:
> I'm running 195/60-15 Yokohamas and they are fine. They are mouted to
> 15x5.5' minilites. 185 seems mighty small for a 6" wide rim. 205 or 215
> seems to be a closer match. Why not go +1 like I did. To me, larger rims
> make the car look much better.
>
> Mike
>
>
> > After taking the V8 out last night, I noticed a pretty pronounced
> vibration
> > in the front end. I'm quite sure it is from unbalanced wheels. I've
> tried
> > to have my rostyles balanced before, but they said two of them were warped
> > and wouldn't balance out. So it is time for wheels and tires.
> >
> > I have a quick question regarding offsets. I've read that the factory
> > offsets were either 22 or 28 mm. I am looking at a set of 14x6 alloys by
> > TSW, that have an offset of 35 mm. Using 185/70 14's, are these going
> to
> > rub? Is there a tire size on this rim that won't rub?. The price is
> really
> > good on these, and I'd like to go ahead and purchase.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Glenn
> > Owner of an oil dripping, shaking, money pit
> >
>
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