Hey Steve,
So right, the tire specs are sooooo important.... the diameter, the cross
section, etc. This is where the magic if the Internet come into play and
almost completes the information. For example the 205-50-15 Hoosier,
BFG-R1, Yokohama and Proxus have all different specs. Then, there are tires
that have the same specs but have different shoulders (where the side wall
meets the tread). AUGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!
It's certainly not an exact science, is it?
Darrell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Laifman" <SLaifman@SoCal.rr.com>
To: "Tony Someone" <tonythetiger@onecliq.net>
Cc: "Sharon Mountjoy" <mtjoy@telis.org>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: offset vs. backspace
> Tony,
>
> The subject you are bringing up is rim width, another variable. The
> next would be tire diameter. One that is hardly ever considered is tire
> side wall bulge, under proper inflation, which can interfere with your
> fender well lips.
>
> There are MANY considerations for the right fight that need to be
> addressed before plunking down the cash for wheels or tires.
>
> Be Careful.
>
> Steve
>
> Tony Someone wrote:
>
> > We could get into tire specs, which would be the missing link to
actually
> > determining if a wheel/tire combination would fit the space we have
> > available
> > in our wheel arches, but that's another story...
> >
> > Darrell
> > Hi Men and Ladies too- much talk about offset, negative and positive
> > etc etc. I always use the"lay wheel on its face, lay straight edge
> > across back of wheel and the distance between the line created by the
> > srraight edge and the measurement I read from it to the mating surface
> > of the inside or back side of the wheel"- then I know if it will work
> > BUT some wheels have an offset(wrong word but we are now educated in
> > its meaning) that may work on a Tiger but it has a frontal measurement
> > that makes it hit the wheel wells unless the car has flares et. IF
> > someone on the LIST has the measurements of the extreme ammount
> > allowed on front and back, then he/she will have sent the best
> > information available for someone looking at used wheels or odering a
> > wheel for a Capri ,as an example, because Sunbeam isnt listed. Perhaps
> > telling a wheel salesperson the wheels you want fit a Mustang2 but you
> > need X ammount of offset etc, so they will fit your car. In Ca. there
> > are tons of places to buy or order from, in pahrump or n Benton, there
> > are only a few car dealers and a junk yard or two, so an actual
> > "acceptable wheel size" chart would be handy to have in my Tiger
> > folder. Thanks for lisitening to my weak mind pushing my arthretic
> > fingers across the keyboard and have a wonderful hump day. warmest
> > regards, Tony the Tiger
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