[Shotimes] Where have all the tires gone?

[Mark D. Mallory]

For those of us not racing our cars, you can expect a better ride with the
taller tires.  It also helps to smooth out the bad roads.  Then there's the
better filling of the wheel wells with a stock suspension.  Aesthetically
they're better looking. (in the eye of the beholder).

It's all personal preference and that's that.  There's nothing write or
wrong with a taller tire, versus a shorter tire, versus a stock tire.  They
all have their advantages and disadvantages.

Mark Mallory
Toledo, Ohio
'95 SHO MTX

>-----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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