<VV> Tire size (revisited)

Bruce Schug bwschug at charter.net
Thu Dec 13 05:44:02 EST 2007


On Dec 8, 2007, at 3:03 PM, Steven wrote:

> I've been looking at old and not so old posts and scouring the net for 
> available tires for my LM vert.  I've got Chevy Rally wheels, 14 x 7 
> and presently up front 195/60 Goodyear GT+4 which have a crappy ride 
> and also look small to me (and did I mention they're noisy too?).  In 
> the rear they're 215/60 and they look OK.  I'm looking fo an all 
> season performance radial that will be close to stock diameter and a 
> little wider, though not nercessarily as wide as 215.
>
> It seems my closest options are 195/70-14, 205/70-14, 0r 205/60-14.  
> I'm leaning toward the 70 series primarily for ride comfort but I 
> don't want it to look too skinny.  There are more choices in the 
> 195/70-14 size and the Pirelli P-4 looks like it might be a pretty 
> good choice.  For general street use, is there any consensus?
>

The 205/70-14's are essentially the exact diameter as 7.00-13's. 
Obviously, the 195/70-14's are a bit small. When you go down to a 
60-series, you get a lot smaller. The 205/60-14 is way small; forget it 
if you intend to be anywhere close to stock diameter, as you stated. Go 
to one of the tire-size web pages and study it a bit.

If you really want something near the stock diameter of 25.3", the 
205/70-14 is your only choice in a 14" wheel.

A fellow in our club just put a set of 8 1/2 x 16's on his late coupe 
with 205/55's on front and 215/55's on the rear. They fit very nicely 
and the 215/55-16 is 25.3"!! The wheels are off an S-10 Extreme. For 
more information, e-mail Ed Kelly at kellyjre at aol.com.

Bruce


Bruce W. Schug
Treasurer, CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Stock Corvair Group Member
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"



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