Re: 17" tires...

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Fri, 2 Feb 1996, Michael Spiers wrote:

> indicated that an 8 inch wheel was too wide to run a 205 tire on.  Something

I don't agree with this at all.  205mm is approx 8".  Most racing tire 
companies will tell you to run a wheel as wide or wider than your tire.  
Hoosier recommends a wheel 1 inch wider than the tire (granted, they're 
talking bias ply tires, but still)  My experience in autocrossing, is 
that you can easily put a 205 tire on an 8 inch wheel.  You probably will 
want to use the widest tire that will fit, for ultimate grip, but a 
skinny tire will work on the wide wheel within reason.

Later,								
Graydon D. Stuckey								
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
Flint, Michigan   USA
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II				
'85 Mazda RX7 GS 12A-leaning-towards-a-13B-soon