[FC] FC wheels and tires

[Merv Krull]

Hiya Andrew!

You could go with standard 15" Chevy rims from the 60s, 70s and 80s... not 
sure about anything newer ... but I would stick with narrower rather than 
wider.... it looks more correct and handling is less affected than going 
wide.... make sure to keep the same backset if you use 6" wide rims.... if 
you go to 7" wide rims, add 1/2" to the backset to keep the centre of mass 
of the wheel closer to the original configuration... if the centre of mass 
of the wheel moves out or in, it will change handling characteristics... 
usually for the worse... CorvairKid has more info on alternative wheels.... 
same principles apply to FC.
To fill the wheel wells better means to me that you want larger diameter 
wheels/tires, which will change your effective differential ratio and your 
speedometer. If you very rarely carry much weight in the FC, then it is 
probably not much of an issue.
Good Luck
toodles
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
62 Greenbrier
64 700
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Sego" <andrew_sego at yahoo.com>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 7:26 PM
Subject: [FC] FC wheels and tires


> What size custom wheels fit FC's?  Stock is 14x5 IIRC.  Would a 14x6 or 
> 14x7 fit?  If so what backspacing works?
>
> I am not opposed to 15" wheels either.  I'm not looing for huge wheels 
> just something nice looking that fills the wheel well a little better. 
> I've found a couple places online that tell what size fits the cars, but 
> none for FC's.  Anyone know of one?
>
> Thanks
>
> -Andrew Sego
> Indianapolis IN
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