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Thinking about making a jump in tire size |
Woody |
Nov 6 2012, 06:06 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Im currently running the 205s and 225s Hankook Z214 AX tires. Even in the middle of the Texas summers they never overheated if I kept the pressures under 24 psi hot. Im wondering if running 225/45/15 front and 275/35/15 rear Hoosier A6s would be more of a detriment because the car is so light or should I just stick with the current size. I do have room for them under the fenders. The car is still an angry 2056 but will hopefully get a bump to 2270 or 2316 this winter. Thoughts?
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Woody |
Mar 21 2013, 06:34 AM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I would think that's a reasonable price depending on condition but Randal is the expert on the Gotti wheels. Maybe he'll chime in. My 10s are very tight under my flares. 11s wont fit unless I go with bigger flares. Also, make sure you can find tires that will work on those. My 275s are perfect on the 10" wheels, an 11" wheel would be stretching it a little bit.
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Randal |
Mar 21 2013, 02:09 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
I would think that's a reasonable price depending on condition but Randal is the expert on the Gotti wheels. Maybe he'll chime in. My 10s are very tight under my flares. 11s wont fit unless I go with bigger flares. Also, make sure you can find tires that will work on those. My 275s are perfect on the 10" wheels, an 11" wheel would be stretching it a little bit. There is another dimension you need to think about, i.e., other than overall width when buying three piece wheels. As background, there is an outer barrel and an inner barrel. Make sure you find out the exact configuration of the wheel as it can make a huge difference. I found this out the hard why when I put together 3" (outer) and 8" (inner) barrels to make a 11 wide wheel. The problem was the offset on the 8" inner barrel was way to much. Best situation is what I have on the back now. 4" outers and 7" inners. The offset comes out to less than 6 inches, so I can run without spacers. Why isn't the 7" offset matching the size of the barrel, because the center mounts with most of it within the 7" inner barrel, so the net ends up being less than 6 inches. And make sure the bolt pattern, i.e., 5 x 130 is the one your buying. If your running 4 bolt wheels I don't now the exact dimension, but someone on here will. |
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