Whats the widest tire the stock roadster steel wheel can handle?
thx Paul
Gordon Glasgow wrote:
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> At 10:43 PM 1/11/99 -0800, pshirley wrote:
> >There have been several emails on 15" wheels. What about sticking with
> >14" wheels with low profile(maybe 50s) for auto-x. Is the big draw back
> >availability of 14" tires? Will 50 series tires on 14" rims lower my
> >overall gear ratio too much for around town driving?
>
> A good 50-series 14" tire is hard (or impossible) to find, but a search of
> Tire Rack turned up several 195/55-14's:
>
> Bridgestone Potenza RE-71 - $68
> Dunlop SP Sport 8000 - $70
> Dunlop SP Sport D40 2 - $73
> Hoosier R3S03 (autocross) - $133 (and you thought those others were spendy!)
> Kuhmo VictoRacer V700 (autocross) - $95
>
> And if you really want sticky (and pricey), here are the 205/55-14's:
>
> Yokohama AVS Intermediate - $116
> Kuhmo VictoRacer V700 (autocross) - $105
> Hoosier R3S03 (autocross) - $145
> BF Goodrich g-Force T/A R1 - $145
>
> The guys who run Sentra SE-R's in Stock class Solo II use 205/55-14's on
> stock 5.5" rims.
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
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