And let's not forget that there are differences between early and late cars.
I don't believe the early cars can run 205s w/any kind of wheel w/o hitting
something in the rear.
I run old Appliance wheels and 185/65s and have no clearance problems. My
speedo is slightly optimistic however.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>
To: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 12:13 AM
Subject: Re: Tire Question
> If you can find the right wheel, the 195's fit just fine. "If" is the
> operable word here.
> I lucked out when Texas Chris sold me the A/R Vector wheels. Suddenly,
> everything fit. Even the fat 205/55/14's. Now I have much prettier
wheels,
> but I'll still keep those A/Rs forever.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 9:11 PM
> Subject: RE: Tire Question
>
>
> "Better" depends on what you're using them for. Actually, I've run both
> 185/60
> and 195/60 on 14x6 rims and there really isn't a lot of difference. The
> 195's
> are a bit taller, therefore won't buzz the engine quite as much on the
> freeway.
> They also fill the wheelwell just a bit better and have a bit more tread
> width.
>
> On the other hand, the lower diameter of the 185's gives just a bit more
> oomph
> off the line, and the smaller section width means the sidewall is just a
bit
> stiffer when put on the same width rim, so the perception is that the
> steering
> response is a tiny bit sharper.
>
> Choose your poison. Besides, you can always wear them out and try
something
> else. ;-)
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ryan Roswell
> > Bird
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 3:10 PM
> > To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Tire Question
> >
> >
> > Ok, so I know this is a dead horse, but I just had some advice that I
> > wanted to validate:
> >
> > Suppose I go out and purchase some fancy light weight wheels. I'm
> > looking at 14x6 as I've heard those tend to be a good match for my
> > 'lil 96hp engine. I've also come to the conclusion that 195x60x14's
> > are a good tire size.... And then today someone who I esteem as
> > having good judgement tells me that actually, 185x60x14's are better
> > due to side-wall strength, etc etc,.. Gee, I look on Tirerack.com
> > and see that the Yoko Intermediaries are only $42 each on the smaller
> > tire... So I'm game for the 185's... What do you say group? I want
> > performance without pain.
> >
> > (BTW, what is the weight difference from stock early 67 wheels and
> > say.. 14x6 panasports?)
> >
> > Ryan Bird
> > 67 1600
> > Tempe, AZ
> > www.azroc.org/ryan11
> >
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