I too mounted a set of 195/60X14's on 6" Z wheels.
They have plenty of clearance front & rear on my '68
2000, but I had to loosen the body and nudge it over
about 1/8" on my '66. I had a rub up inside the rear
wheel well when I went over bumps. There is less
clearance on both sides on the '66 than the '68, then
too my '66 sits a little lower in the rear (tired leaf
springs, I suppose). So watch the year...and the rear
springs B4 deciding.
Mike Harper
'66 1600 (Jessie)
'68 2000 (Rodney)
--- Adam Bradley <ambradley@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm running 195/60/14 tires on 14x6 wheels. These
> same tires were on
> my stock 4.5" wheels and I never had any problems,
> although I believe
> most 195mm tires should be on 5.5" wheels minimum,
> from what I read on
> tire mfr's websites.
>
>
> --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > I'm running 185/65s on 6" rims with no problems.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris Doutre" <cdoutre@attglobal.net>
> > To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>;
> > <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 3:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: FW: Original Tire height
> >
> >
> > > Gordon,
> > >
> > > This tire discussion has been extremely helpful.
> One of the things
> > I
> > haven't
> > > seen discussed is what wheel size you are using.
> Is that a valid
> > question?
> > I
> > > have some 165/SR14's that I need to replace on
> 6" (outside-width)
> > aluminum
> > > wheels. Is that what everybody else is running?
> Is it really OK to
> > run a
> > > 185/65/14 on a 6" wheel, probably 5.75"
> inside-width at the bead
> > edge? It
> > > seems wide to me, but I'm really in the dark
> about this stuff.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > > Chris Doutre
> > > Scottsdale, AZ
> > > 1967 1600
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com>
> > > To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 1:53 PM
> > > Subject: RE: FW: Original Tire height
> > >
> > >
> > > > A tire's effective radius is different than
> the calculation from
> > it's
> > > diameter.
> > > > R&T's test reported revs per mile and I
> calculated back from
> > that.
> > > >
> > > > Gordon Glasgow
> > > > Renton, WA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: John F Sandhoff
> [mailto:sandhoff@csus.edu]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 11:08 AM
> > > > > To: Gordon Glasgow
> > > > > Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > > > > Subject: RE: FW: Original Tire height
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Gordon writes:
> > > > > > My calculations were based on an aspect
> ratio of 82%, which
> > might
> > > > > > not be correct.
> > > > >
> > > > > I HAVE a 5.60x14 on the rim. I know its
> circumference is at
> > least 3
> > > > > inches larger than the calculated 73.1 (5280
> ft/mile * 12 in/ft
> > / 866
> > > rev/mi).
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe R&T was running their tests using flat
> tires :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > -- John
> > > > > John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu
> Sacramento, CA
> > > >
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