At 2:01 +1100 14/11/97, Philip E. Barnes wrote:
>"I read the thread some time ago about the correct size and the overall
>diameter of the 215 is closer then a 205 to the stock 185/15 tire."
>
>My figures go like this: Diameter of a 185-15 is 26.54", 205/70-15 is
>26.34", and 215/70-15 is 26.85". So the choice is yours of whether the
>error is + or - (what error there is).
>I have 205/70-15 on my car, and on stock wheels the sidewalls rub on the
>swaybar. On the KN wheels, they rub the swaybar and the wheels scrape the
>upper control arms. I'd say that the 215/70-15 would be even worse.
>
>
>Phil Barnes
>Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
>peb3@cornell.edu
>'71 TR6 CC61193L (20 year owner)
I have got 205/70-15s with original steel wheels on my TR6 and have not
noticed any interference with the suspension. Must look this weekend!
Would 195/75-15s be better, they should have similar rolling radius?
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
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