---- shawn loseke <shawn.loseke@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actualy a 195/65 is a smaller rolling diameter then the original. The
> original 185R15's had a sidewall closer to an 80 series so you have to
> plug in 185/80R15 into the tire size calculator. If you assume the
> sidewall to be a 70 series (185/70R15) then a 195/65R15 is closer.
>
Good point. Does anyone know the widest tire you can ~safely~ put on a stock
15x5.5J rim? Seems like that's the limiting factor.
I've got a set of redlines that still have tread left. They have a date code
of 1985, near as I can tell. I'd hate to ruin my original paint job...
Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
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