Has anyone run 195/60-15 on 4000Q?

VFChris at aol.com VFChris at aol.com
Tue Apr 8 11:30:34 EDT 2003


Hi Group,

I have an 86 4000Q fitted with '90 100 wheels (15x6ET45).  I currently run 195/55-15 tires, and was wondering whether I could run 195/60-15 without any trouble.

The car is not lowered, in fact, it is even a litle bit raised; I installed stock 90Q spring in the rear to fix (a little over-fixed) the sagging condition that seems to happen to a lot of 4000Q's.  I'm quite happy with how it sits, though.

So, back to my quesiton, has anyone run the size tire I am considering, and have you found any problems with it?  I think the potential interference points are the rear of the rocker panel trim (as it terminates at the begining of the rear wheel-opening), and the outer tie-rod-ends (looks kinda close right now!).

FYI, I had run 205/55-15 before, which did fit without interference, but I felt the car didn't handle right.  I stepped down to the 195/55-15, and found a noticable improvement.

Any thoughts?  Thanks!



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