15x7 should work even with untrimmed fender lips on the rear of the car,
provided your wheel offset is correct. Panasport has a size that is
supposed to fit. On the front it's more tricky because there is not much
clearance to the front lip on the fender and the lower valence. I am
running 16x7 wheels front and rear, but the fender edges are rolled and
the lower valence is trimmed to allow all that to work. The critical
interference with 16" wheels (on the front) is that the rim inside edge
can contact the upper control arm and balljoint as they move through the
suspension travel. I used redrilled stock hubs and ended up with about
11/16" or 3/4" worth of spacers between the hub flange and the wheel
(which is a 2005 Mustang OEM wheel, 16x7 with 39mm offset IIRC). If
you're using 15" wheels then the upper control arm and balljoint would
contact the inner tire sidewall if there wasn't enough spacing.
Panasport has a 15x6" wheel that has offset compatible with the Tiger
but I don't know if it will fit untrimmed fenders.
Either way (15x6 or 15x7) you should look for 205/50-15's. You could put
225's on the rear if the wheel offset is just right but you'll need to
be careful of the tires rubbing the rear springs on the inside, and the
fender lips on the outside.
Cheers,
Theo
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From: AAAGLASSS@aol.com [mailto:AAAGLASSS@aol.com]
Sent: December 16, 2009 6:44 PM
To: Smit, Theo; sganz@pacbell.net; todbrown@roadrunner.com;
tigers@autox.team.net; fastsage@cox.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tire Size Question
Will 15 x 7 work on a stock Tiger and what size tires would you
use front and back??
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