[TR] Question: Konig Rewind 16x7 wheels for TR6

[Greg]

Thanks!  This is exactly the kind of input I was looking for and the photo
really helps.  Now I just need to fit it all in the budget.  Not an easy thing
to prioritize when my race car needs another set of tires...  :( 
 
- Greg H

--- On Wed, 12/23/09, Bud Rolofson <levilevi at comcast.net> wrote:


From: Bud Rolofson <levilevi at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Question: Konig Rewind 16x7 wheels for TR6
To: "Irv Korey" <ikorey at comcast.net>
Cc: "Greg" <one_second_zero at yahoo.com>, triumphs at autox.team.net
Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 11:37 PM


I too run this exact setup (except I have Panasport 16x7 wheels), same tire
size, springs 1 inch less all the way around.  I like the way it sits,
cruises, autocrosses and rides.   Great all around combination IMHO.  I have
16 inch Panasports with 205/55Z/R16 Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tires which are
still available on Tire Rack the last time I checked.  Got a couple more a
year or so ago.  They are great wet or dry.  Had some tire rub on extreme
twists but my car sits twisted on the frame anyhow and always has but I've
never had a tire problem (for about 15,000 plus miles) as a result and I
certainly don't blame the setup for any tire rub.  Stan Foster posted a pic of
how my 6 looks with that setup here
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e119/foster461/Panasports/BudRTR6.jpg

Its my moment of fame being in the same picture with Richard Good's TR6
(Richard is the gentleman in the green shirt), and Marty Sukey's legendary
blue TR6 (may it RIP) with his better half Evelyn in the pink blouse talking
on the cell phone.

Shalom  to you and yours
Bud Rolofson

71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost parts)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
levilevi at comcast.net




On Dec 23, 2009, at 6:39 PM, Irv Korey wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 5:02 PM, Greg <one_second_zero at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Anyone else running this size tire and
> wheel that can comment on your experience?  Appreciate any advice.
>
> I am running that exact combination - 16x7 Rewinds and 205/55x16 tires. I
> also have the Goodparts springs, no spacers. I've driven this setup for
> about 2000 miles, and I only had 1 instance of rubbing. The rf tire rubbed
> the fender once when I was going up a driveway with a sharp, rather high
lip
> where it meets the street. I"m real happy with the way it looks too.
>
> HTH,
>
> Irv Korey
> 74 TR6 CF22767U
> Highland Park, IL
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