Re: 16 inch 164 wheels/tires

["Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS)" <sedond@domain.elided>]

hi bob, you said:
>I had a set of the CCD 16 inchers on my 164 and I mounted a set of 205/50 16s
>and they worked great.  They maintained the same overall wheel/tire diameter 
>as stock so the speedo was still accurate.  I first mounted BFG Comp T/A ZRs
>but switched to Dunlop SP Sport 4000s after the BFGs wore out.  The Dunlops
>were better in both the wet and dry and cost less as well.
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generic diameter of a 205-50-16 is 24.07"; a stock 164 tire - 195-65-15 - has a
diameter of 24.98".  (base & 'L' models, not sure about the 's' models -
205-60-15 at 24.69"?).  w/the 205-50-16, you'd be going 67.45mph at an indicated
70.  205-55-16 & 225-50-16 are ~69.7mph at 70; 215-55-16 is ~71mph at an
indicated 70.

doug s.

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