>Greetings
>I may have made a mistake in purchasing 14" wheels for my Spit, and I have
>tried for months to find a suitable tire that I can run without rubbing the
>bonnet. I am considering the Toyo Proxes TS-1 195-45/14. It is 21" overall
>diameter and 7.7" wide. Has anyone run this tire or one of similar size
>(from a 13" wheel)?
>Thanks in Advance
>Cory
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I run a 205/60 13, which is closer to 22 inches on 6 inch Panasports and
has to be wider than your 195's. I haven't had any problems with rubbing
the bonnet (although I have very slightly flared the wheel arch but still,
I'm running a lot wider tire. Are you sure that the rims you purchased
have the correct offset to them. An incorrect offset could, along with
loading the bearings incorrectly, push the wheel/tire outside more than
designed causing them to rub -
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (long term project)
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