[Shotimes] Where have all the tires gone?

[Ron Porter]

And many SHOs underread on both the speedo and odo by around 3%. Putting
215/60/15s on my lace wheels got my '89 back to just a bit under 1% high,
and 215/55/16s on my slicers have got my '95 down to perfect on the
odometer, and just a bit high on the speedo (down from 4.5% high). I would
NEVER put a taller tire on a SHO.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of sho2go
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:22 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Where have all the tires gone?


I've been watching this thread with some puzzlement.  Since the 225mm is the
nominal width, the next number is the percentage height, 60 in the case of
225/60/16.  If you are going a size over, with 225, why would anyone want to
make it taller?  225/55 is close to original height, keeps the speedo
closer, and keeps the gearing where it should be.
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Where have all the tires gone?


> On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 05:34:22 -0600, Paul L Fisher wrote:
>
> >I have 225/60R16 on my slicers for my summer tires.
>
> I think a concensus would agree...at least it is what I have seen.... that
due to
> the deletion of a lot of tires with 215 and 65 in their size designators,
most of us
> have gone to a 225/55/16 tire as a 'stock' replacement (for '91 and newer
16 inch
> wheels).  I have discovered that 225/60/16 is sometimes a tiny bit larger
than will
> fit under the spring mounts on the front struts.  If this is the case, and
I want to
> run the tires, I need to lower the knuckle in the strut a quarter inch or
so.
>
> Also, the speedo will be noticeably in error with most brands of 225/60s,
about 3 to
> 4 mph in the direction of an inadvertent speeding violation....BTDT.
(Sweet talked
> my way out of it!)
>
> George
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