[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: 17" tires...
On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Michael Spiers wrote: > indicated that an 8 inch wheel was too wide to run a 205 tire on. Something I don't agree with this at all. 205mm is approx 8". Most racing tire companies will tell you to run a wheel as wide or wider than your tire. Hoosier recommends a wheel 1 inch wider than the tire (granted, they're talking bias ply tires, but still) My experience in autocrossing, is that you can easily put a 205 tire on an 8 inch wheel. You probably will want to use the widest tire that will fit, for ultimate grip, but a skinny tire will work on the wide wheel within reason. Later, Graydon D. Stuckey graydon@apollo.gmi.edu Flint, Michigan USA '86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II '85 Mazda RX7 GS 12A-leaning-towards-a-13B-soon
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