<VV> Tire Size for LM Coupe

[Marc Sheridan]

It's cheaper and easier to change tires. Speedo runs off the front wheel on
a late.


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Ron <ronh at owt.com> wrote:

> Why not just go with a higher ratio differential with a speedo gear to
> match?
> RonH
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Sheridan" <
> sheridanma1966 at gmail.com>
> To: "Joel McGregor" <joel at joelsplace.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 7:20 AM
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> Subject: Re: <VV> Tire Size for LM Coupe
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>  The shorter tire effectively lowers the gear ratio and makes acceleration
>> much more enjoyable and it almost eliminated any pinging. I could have
>> gotten a shorter tire for my 16's but I thought it would be better to have
>> the taller tire for better gas mileage and lower rpm at highway speeds,
>> but
>> now I wish I hadn't. I enjoy the car a lot more with the shorter tires.
>>
>> Marc Sheridan
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Joel McGregor <joel at joelsplace.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Please elaborate on what you mean by "difference in performance".
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Joel McGregor
>>>
>>>
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>>> I just put a set of 15x7 Camaro wheels on my '66 convertible and I went
>>> with 205/55/15. They are slightly shorter than the 205/60. I am really
>>> happy with the difference in performance over the 225/50/16 I had on the
>>> rear before.
>>>
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