[FC] Largest Tire Diameter

[J. R. Read]

Any sign of the inner side of the tires rubbing on the front brake hoses on 
tight turns?  If so, you need to find a way to keep that from happening or 
possibly get a real unpleasant surprise some day.

Later, JR

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From: "David via Corvanatics" <corvanatics at corvair.org>
To: "EVERETT WILSON" <aircooled6 at prodigy.net>
Cc: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Largest Tire Diameter


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> I am running 205/75 15s and while they have never rubbed, they leave very 
> little spare room.
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> On May 9, 2014, at 9:36 AM, EVERETT WILSON via Corvanatics 
> <corvanatics at corvair.org> wrote:
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>> 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)
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> 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
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>> 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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