03-15-2011, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: New Britain,
CT
Cobra Make, Engine: Size 10 Feet
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Originally Posted by S1013
This is very interesting news as I would be one of the "half-dozen on order" Jim referred to. This is obviously a question for Peter but I have always been concerned about wheels and tires on the slabside. I had never considered going with the wire wheels as a 215x70x15 tire even with todays compounds is not much especially when most performance tires start at 16 inch. At least this is what I could determine is what the tire would be. I was hopeful of going with a Torque Thrust D wheel or similar. I have tried searching but not found much on maximum wheel tire combinations for the slabside. Anyone have any info on this?
Thanks
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If you are going with the under-car exhaust system, the maximum tire section is about 10" (very tight between a 2" pipe and the tire).
In desperation, Avons are available in 225-65-15 sizes, about the biggest tire that will fit on a 6" Dunlop wheel. I'll have to figure out what backspacing is required to fit a 7"-wide wheel (if I can get the wheel to fit at all).
*Doing a search on Tire Rack, I came up with two "Ultra-high performance" tires in the 225-60-15 size.
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