[FC] Largest Tire Diameter

[EVERETT WILSON]

Jon,
 
THere is a lot of room in the wheelwells, but the pivot in the rear from the swing axles can make a difference.   That said, Ive seen some big meats stuffed in there.
 
Another consideration - the bigger the diameter, the slower you are going to accellerate and the less accurate the speedo is going to be.    The FCs arent rocket sleds to begin with, and this wont help.
 
Everett Wilson
North Richland Hills TX
64 Brier 110/PG with 95 heads
67 500 4 dr 110/PG/AC (Crunched)


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From: Jon Hobbs via Corvanatics <corvanatics at corvair.org>
To: corvanatics at corvair.org 
Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 9:02 AM
Subject: [FC] Largest Tire Diameter


Hello,

If I keep the other dimensions as close to stock as possible, wheel
diameter, width, and backspacing, has anyone run tires that are up to 28"
diameter? I was thinking of running 215/75 r15 (which period correct steel
wheels), with a diameter of 27.7"

Bryan Blackwell's website, http://autoxer.skiblack.com/tires.html,has some
great information about tires, but FC-specific information is not as
prevalent. In addition, much of the attention is to finding the more modern
wide tire/wheel combos that work. I want to keep the width down (within
reason) and run tall skinny tires.

Thanks!
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