Hi Bryan,
I've got these same wheels on my car, and I've put 165/70 Michelins on them,
and have been extremely happy. I've got a square arch, and do not
experience any rubbing. I used to have "real deal" minilites on there, and
with 155/80s I had real bad rubbing on the rear tires while turning. You
didn't specify what wheels your friend is running currently, so it's kinda
hard to say what the offset difference is. Hopefully this info will help.
Talk to you later!
Greg Gowins
'69 Sprite
Dublin, CA
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From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bryan Vandiver
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 2:27 PM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Tire size on bugeye/minator wheels??
A friend of mine just got a new set of Alloys from VB (minator minilite
replicas
- UK made). He's trying to decide on which size tire to get.
Does any one know if the offset is different on these wheels?? and if a
wheel
spacer will be needed on the rear hubs if he goes wider than a 165?? Keep in
mind that this is a 1/4 elliptical spring car.
Does anyone have any particular tire/size that has worked really well for
them
with this setup for sprited street driving. My friend would like to go with
a
tire that doesn't require any mods to the car.
Thanks - Bryan
BTW - I have reccommended he go with a 175/70-13, but I'd like to hear what
other list members have to say. Would these rub too much in the wheel wells?
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