[T3] 185 (??)R15

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Tue Sep 2 19:19:42 PDT 2014


I bought a wrecked '71 square that brand new 185X60 tires in the stock
rims.  They seem to work fine & I'm using them for towing parts cars home
on my tow dolly etc.


On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> 185's are no good on the stock 4.5" rims, your only real choice to maintain
> gearing is stock. Cheap ones can be had anywhere, but dont plan on any
> performance or durability from Nankang's etc, Kumho's are still available
> from Discount tire direct STORES (not internet)and the Federals seem to be
> good tires if they are still available.  Most others are just junk tires,
> but if your only driving on sunny sunday's they are probably OK.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Topnotch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.om
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback  "Hothe"
> 65 Squareback  "Eggcrate"
> 65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
> 93 RX7  "Redstur"
> 87 Golf  "Winterat"
>
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> On Behalf Of 73 squareback Cincy
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 9:34 PM
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> Subject: [T3] 185 (??)R15
>
> I can find 185's all day but im wanting to take these magnesium rims off
> of my ride. the inner wall weights keep falling off and ready to go with
> stock rims just for the hell of it. You cant put outter weights on them.
> So will a 185 Tire work ok on stock rims? Theres a ton of these out
> there on the used market and really dont want to buy a brand new set if
> im only driving my car 200-300 miles top a year and while doing repairs
> but wouldnt mind driving it once in a blue moon... but im more curious
> about the size. shimmying, turns etc.Fenders Eh' heheh its not lowered
> and this is a 1973 Squareback im talking about. ..
>
> BTW it does have 185's on it now but wanting to put the rims in storage
> and not reuse those as they have been flat for a while...
> Thanks yall'
> Chris537
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