those new panasports do look great, don't they.
i just finished the same project, but went the 14" route after a fair amount
of measuring, information gathering and the like: 6x14 silver panasports,
pirelli p6000 185/60x14 tires and stainless steel wheel nuts. don't forget
the anti-sieze compound on the nuts and be sure to specify the "tape weights"
when you have the tires and wheels mated. anyway, these tires are the same
outside diameter as the stock 155sr13, the wheels have acceptable offsets,
and both fit under the wheel wells (through a full rebound jounce) as long as
something has been done to keep the suspension from sagging. for me, that
had to be the air shock route in the back and the rimmer fully adjustable
coil/shock package on the fronts. too much re-engineering and money to get
coil over rear shocks as compared to the daily driver / value added aspects
of these competition parts. did want rear coil overs very badly, though...
one point of note: the 6x14 wheels are for the tr-7 application and have
slightly larger diameter wheel lugs. i went the custom bushing x 16 route.
enjoy your new wheels!!
regards,
marty
'76 1500
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