Re: Tires

[i6941tb@gnn.com]

Sdbigelow@aol.com wrote:

>  > What would be the considerations of running 205/70-14 tires in place of
>  > 185/70-14?  Would appreciate any and all thoughts on this..TIA!
> 
>  > '88 5KS (205/70-14 instead of 185/70-14??)
> 
> And Igor replied:
> 
>  You want 215/60/14 for the exact fit. I ran this setup on my '85 5000s
>  for 2 years w/out any clearance problems.
> 
>   >>
> 
> Igor, what rims were you using?


Whatever OEM rims were on that car (14"x6", ET45, 4x108). With 9(?)
elongated holes on the perimeter, with a very fragile centre cap with a
4-ringed logo. The ones that butchers at NTW always break the spring
tabs off with a flat screwdriver.

Igor