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Re: 50 series tires

To: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>, <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: 50 series tires
From: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:56:00 -0500
What size are you running? I'm worried about fit with the 225-50-15 under 
the fenderwells. The TD's are 24.78" tall and 6.8" tread. The 225's are only 
23" tall but carry 8.4" tread width. Going to the 205-50 would work but I'd 
have to lower the car (and then raise it if I go back to TD's)

Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'BOB KRAMER'" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>; <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: 50 series tires


> Tr3 yes, tr4 no. They are wonderful, but you need a lot of camber--2.5 to 
> 3
> degrees. I'm assuming they are radials, I can't imagine they wouldn't be.
> They will also hose your gearing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net] On Behalf
> Of BOB KRAMER
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:13 PM
> To: fot@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: 50 series tires
>
>
> Does anyone have any experience to share running 50 series race tires on a
> TR4 with 6" rims?
>
> Bob Kramer
> rkramer3@austin.rr.com 

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