[FC] Tires/ gearing

[Noah Swanson]

Jr,
Ooooh! It's cold out there!!! I will double check those hoses, but it looked
fine last time I was under there.
Recently hit the city dump with a cast iron tub, sections of subfloor, tons
of construction bags filled with plaster, tiles, fixtures, pipe, etc., etc.
I must have had half ton loads in there, probably more. I run these tires
with the 3.55 and 4 spd. Can be a bit low (gear ratio) when pulling away
from a uphill stoplight fully loaded. Pulls strong, ported 110 heads, 164
engine. Good highway speeds though!
Oh how I wish I could get a high/low range box! 8 speeds
forward........wow.....I can dream...
Remember me on the highway down to the Performance Workshop a couple years
back, JR?
Noah.


On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:50 t PM, J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> My Rampy is sporting P195/75/14s for 10 or 11 years now.  I've carried a
> few heavy loads along the way.  Probably the heaviest was a 10X10 shed kit
> which was close to 1700 lbs.  Add my weight - around 180 and I had just a
> bit under a one ton load.  I pushed the pressures up and drove slowly for
> that one.  It was about a 15 mile trip.
>
> Regarding 205s, have you made sure that you do not get a rub on the front
> brake hoses in tight turns?  If not, take a look for clean back side of
> tires and/or wear on the hoses.
> Later, JR
>
> CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
> '61 Rampside Standard 4/110
> '65 Monza Convertible 4/140
> "Keep the Love Alive"
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noah Swanson" <nmichswan at gmail.com>
> To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 2:04 PM
> Subject: [FC] Tires
>
>
>  I'll chime in with the P205/75R14 too. Running BFGoodrich from Costco on
>> stock wheels on recommendation of fellow FC'er. Been working well even
>> with
>> heavy loads.
>> Bruce- 2400 lbs!?
>>
>> Noah.
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