Re: 15x7 rims & tires

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Andrew Shea say:

> Ok, here goes...
> 
> 	While I was on Spring Break I had original Fuchs installed on my 
> 87 5kcstq.  The rims I had been running were 15x6.  Now that I have the 
> Fuch 15x7 my tires look much wider.  I know that there is an extra inch 
> in there but would one really expect to see such a big difference?  I'm 
> running the same tires (205/60/15's), but boy do they look bigger!  Just 
> wondering...

The offset is probably larger on the new 7" wheels, making them
stick out more from the car. That would make them look "more bigger"
than they are (jeez, I hope my 6th grade english teacher isn't
a listmember).

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