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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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what size for my 6 cycl bird

got the 92 3.1 waitin for some Fualkin 512's

What size should I go with, right now I have 215x65x15...

should i go like 225x60x15? Will it fit?
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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

Yes . My car sits on 225-60-15 BFG Radial TA's and with the factory wheels I have run 245-60-15's on it with very little rubbing .
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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 10:52 AM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

Originally Posted by 89-bird
Yes . My car sits on 225-60-15 BFG Radial TA's and with the factory wheels I have run 245-60-15's on it with very little rubbing .
That's really sweet! Probably looks very good! Thanks m8
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Old Feb 13, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

If I ever get the car painted and the interior taken care of it will be nice . And your welcome .
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 10:23 PM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

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Yes . My car sits on 225-60-15 BFG Radial TA's and with the factory wheels I have run 245-60-15's on it with very little rubbing .
if you dont mind me asking what is the offset on your wheels. i am going to be ordering Cragar soft 8's with in the month for mine and i was just going to go with the factory 15 x 7 with a zero offset but if i can get wider on the rear and still keep a factory look i would perfer that
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 09:20 AM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

I can't remember off the top of my head but they are the factory wheels that came on it .
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

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I can't remember off the top of my head but they are the factory wheels that came on it .
ok cool thank you
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Old Feb 19, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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Re: what size for my 6 cycl bird

235/60R15's were a factory offering on some Z28's.
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