<VV> Rally Wheel Question

[Thomas L. Gwyther]

I used the same rally wheels on my '65 500 (14X7, they are nova rallies)

I also had 215/70r14 tires all around, they did rub once in a while (I had
no chrome wheelwell trim to worry about).
I would think that with a smaller tire there wouldn't be any problem.

I have the same wheels on my rampside but have since put smaller tire on the
front 2, If there is no other way to find out I could put them on my fathers
corsa vert and see how they do (it might take me a little while to do it.)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris King" <sea_king65@hotmail.com>
To: <Corvair6t5@aol.com>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Rally Wheel Question


> Hi there,
>
> Not sure anyone has replied to this.  I couldn't find any responses in the
> digest.  I am running that size on the rear of my car.  On the front, I
have
> 14X6 and 195/70R14's, and I think they are marginally too big.  I have
some
> rubbing when reversing and turning left.
>
> I just picked up a second set of what were supposed to be 14X6 rally
wheels,
> but I suspect they are 14X7's as all 4 are wearing 215/70R14 tires.  I
have
> yet to try them, but they look enormous to me.
>
> Backspacing is a big deal.  I know very little about it, but this site has
a
> lot:
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/9164/tires.html
>
> This is how those rims look on my car:
> http://home.ican.net/~24858/vairquest/images/oldsters1.jpg
>
> while this car has the rims I picked up Sunday....
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6167&item=2478350553&rd=1