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Is it me or am I crazy??????



humm I have et28 with 205/50/15 on 15x7 rims
and I have no rubbing anywhwere, I geuss the Et depends 
and varies from brand to brand...
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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
1988 16v Euro GT Project
> The only rubbing I have had is with a bunch of junk in the back or a 
> passenger and some junk in the back.
> This is with et25 14X7 with 195/55/141 Dunlop SP8K's.
> Or et30 15X7 with 215/45/15 Toyo Proxes T1-S.
> It will all depend on what offset you use, what size tire, what brand (the 
> edge of some tires are more square than others), how low your car is, what 
> type or condition of shocks/springs (and other suspension components as 
> Joshua pointed out). There are a lot of variables.
> 
> So based on my experience you might be safe up to about et25 with 14X7 and 
> 195/55/14's (you are talking about 14" wheels right).
> This is assuming you have a good (new bushings, etc.) suspension, with 
> sport shocks/springs and nothing is bent or worn out.
> 
> If you have 14X6's you can still run this size but a 185/60/14 will 
> probably fit the rim better giving a better contact patch and better 
> performance with less drag.
> 
> I have had 205/55/14's on et25 14X7's with Yoko AVS Interm. and they did 
> rub in back and were too tall anyways.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Randy
> 
> At 12:43 PM 5/9/2002 -0700, Jason Adams wrote:
> >I'll have to take your word for it then as I don't have any first hand
> >experience...
> >
> >btw is there any problems (dan too) with rubbing both unloaded and loaded
> >(in a hard corner for example)...
> >
> >
> >Jason Adams
> >Fahrvergnugen Forever!
> >_________________________
> >           _____________
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Josh Hignight" <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>
> >To: "0sciroccolist" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:32 PM
> >Subject: RE: Is it me or am I crazy??????
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Okay fine, steering effort is increased, but it's not unmanageable. But
> > > still. Let me ask you this, how often do you really drive at less than 2
> > > mph?
> > > I have no problems in parking lots, 3 point turns, etc... And I'm far from
> > > being a big guy.
> > >
> > >
> > > Joshua Hignight
> > > Student Services/IT Services Coordinator
> > > (505) 821-4800 ext. 2116
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jason Adams [mailto:roclist@accessconsulting.ca]
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:32 PM
> > > To: Josh Hignight; STENDEC
> > > Cc: 0sciroccolist
> > > Subject: Re: Is it me or am I crazy??????
> > >
> > > Man you guys must have Popeye size forearms how do you work them out so
> > > good....?
> > >
> > > Seriously at speeds below say 2mph there is serious steering effort.
> > >
> > > Jason Adams
> > > Fahrvergnugen Forever!
> > > _________________________
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "STENDEC" <dan@angband.org>
> > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:05 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Is it me or am I crazy??????
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Thu, May 09, 2002 at 09:12:05AM -0700, Jason Adams wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > my 84 16v has manual steering, it's fine for me, wouldn't want to go
> > > much
> > > > > wider than 185's (tires)
> > > >
> > > > It's just fine with my 205's...
> > > >
> > > > Dan
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