wagonwheels, was: <VV> Tired of tires?
   
    Dewey Thomas
     
    decothom@cox.net
       
    Wed, 26 May 2004 12:01:46 -0500
    
    
  
My 1939 F### had Factory stock 16" wheels !! What else is NEW !!??
> roadster is. Sixteen-inch wheels are essentially standard-issue on cars 
> these days. True, they don't all use 50-series tires, but many do use 
> larger wheels with lower (45) series tires.
> 
> It's 2004; wake up! Tire technology has come a long way in the past 
> 20-years when the radical new Corvette debuted with 16-inch wheels and 
> 255/50 Gatorbacks. With the proper springs and shocks a Corvair can be 
> built that has superb road-holding while retaining a good ride.