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Subject:Re: 185 tires on Stock Alloys
From:george jannini
Date:Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:38:17 -0400

This is not a silly question- the steel and alloy wheel rim widths are
different and the tire manufacturers specs are The What's What.

185/14 Continental Vanco and Yokohama tires specification charts indicate 5
to 6 inch rim width and the alloy wheels are wider than that, yes?

My information was gleaned from www.tirerack.com  and looked up by tire
size, then specification for that particular tire.

Geo/ATL

On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> I run the stock alloy wheels on my '85. I know the original size tire fro
> those was a 205R14 - I may have an opportunity to get a set of the 185R14
> Hankook fairly cheap. Will the 185's fit on those stock alloy rims?
>
> Sorry if this is a silly question - I just wasn't sure at all and thought
> I'd get a quick answer here.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
>