[6pack] Tire Selection for 205/70/15

[Dave More]

Sorry, I meant to say that the DIAMETER is almost identical.

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave More <YYCTR6 at shaw.ca>
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:44 am
Subject: Re: [6pack] Tire Selection for 205/70/15
To: "Corbitt, Michael" <Michael_Corbitt at ous.edu>
Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net

> No issues at all, even with a rear shock conversion. The 205/70-
> 15 size is
> almost exactly the same as the original tires.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Corbitt, Michael" <Michael_Corbitt at ous.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:33 am
> Subject: [6pack] Tire Selection for 205/70/15
> To: 6pack at autox.team.net
>
> > I'm getting ready to replace my 11 year old 185/70/15 tires on
> > my 69.
> > I'm planning to replace them with a 205/70/15 on original
> steel rims.
> > Anybody know of any problems with running a 205 on the stock rims?
> >
> >
> >
> > Tire selection seems to be limited for a 205/70/15.  Maybe
> > someday I'll
> > buy a set of 16 inch wheels where the selection is much greater.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm looking for a fairly sticky set of tires and I'm not
> worried about
> > their mileage rating.  My 11 year old tires still look
> > almost new.  I
> > have my eye on BF Goodrich TAs.  I've looked at some
> > reviews on the web
> > that indicate the tires can be pretty noisy (of course, how
> big a
> > problem is this anyway on a TR6?).   I would be
> > interested in knowing
> > what brand and series of  205/70/15 tires some of you run
> > that you
> > particularly like.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Corvallis, OR
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