[6pack] TR6 Wheels

[Navarrette, Vance]

 	Dave:

      Somebody can correct me on the following, but of course I will call them
a liar =:-o

	I *THINK* (A painful process at my age) that the issue is the section width,
not the size of the wheel. So it is the 225 mm width that risks rubbing. I am
running 205 mm width on 15" wheels, and they have had no problems. 225 tires
are almost a full inch wider, and add ~3/8" to 1/2" to each side of the tire.
	I suppose you could add, say, 10 mm of offset to the front wheels and then go
to a 225 mm section width with no problems. Dunno how hard it would be to find
wheels with the additional offset. In back, additional offset might be a
problem because the tires may hit the fender when the suspension is
compressed. Perhaps 10 mm of additional back spacing might work in back....?
	Anyway, my point is that some wheels with different offset or back spacing
might be what you need to make really wide tires work. A little dab of offset
will be all you will want, because if you go for a lot the steering geometry
and handling may be adversely impacted.
	Anybody running wheels with non-standard offset and really wide tires?

	Vance

    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Dave
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 1:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [6pack] TR6 Wheels

My original question was relating to 16" tires. I was wondering how many
people are using the 16" Panasports and if anyone had suspension rubbing
issues with sizes they had chosen. It looks like 225-60R16's will work but I'd
hate to but them then find there are major rubbing issues. My car is lowered
an inch in front and about the same in back....

Dave