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HA52 wrote:
I got P235 75 R15 tires for my car. No interference in the wheel wells in turns, haven't tried any real offroading yet though. I bought cheap tires to get running, when I go all Pebble Beach on it I'll spring for the good stuff.
My speedo reads a couple mph high, maybe the P225's would have been better for that. But I like the footprint and the ride with these, and the illusion of speed is fine too while being easy on my engine!
HA,
Permit me a question here: I may be wrong, but if the speedo reads "high" with 235 75R tires, it would read even higher with the smaller radius 225 75R tires, right?
My speedo is actually a little "high" as well, with oversize (for a Clipper) with L78 tires on it.
(I realize there are lots of "conversion charts" that are supposed to tell you these things, but I rely more on the personal experience of others,)
Frankly, I think that going oversize on tires with a 4.10:1 differential ratio is a good idea, no matter what the speedo reads.
I think the ww size is very similar to those
I have no doubt that there is plenty of clearance for 235 75R tires on my '54 Clipper. If the wheels can handle them, that's the way I'm going. I think I have found some very reasonable ww radials that I'm going to go to the local tire shop and look at, probably next weekend.
The ww width is probably going to be the same as those on WILLIS' '54, but I hope a little wider as I don't have the "beauty rings" to enhance the looks.
BTW nice '54 WILLIS. What size/brand tires you have there? Also, what color is that car? I like it!
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