I decided to get the 175/70. they look like they will work fine.
In the process of getting the tires, I discovered that the front ball
joints are shot.
the rubber is have gone. I am planning to get the front suspension re-done.
Any helpful hints?
PS
Thanks for the help on the tires everyone.
At 03:58 PM 7/15/00 -0400, Reed F. M. wrote:
>I'm running 165/60 R13s on the later (79 -80) 5 inch steel
>rims. The grip and sidwall stiffness is nice, but it
>lowers the car quite a bit, and also reduces the
>gear ratio noticably. I wouldn't use tires this small if
>you don't have overdrive. The tires rub a tiny bit at full
>lock but a spit turns so tight it's usually pushing the
>tires by that point anyway. If I have't found 14" wheels
>by the time I use these tires up, I think I'll switch
>to a slightly taller tire.
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>The nice thing about the factory spec tires (155/80 13)
>is that they are used on virtually every econobox ever made,
>so they are super cheap. And you can get totally sideways
>at low speeds ;-)
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