205/50/15 Tyres

[haasad]

How would a 205/50/15 tyre work with a 6 inch rim width? And how would it look on a lowered narrow bodied car?

andy

[Brent Lineker]

I have 205/55/15 all around on my 75 911S with 6 inch rims and lowered suspension with no issues.

[GotaT]

Same here.. 205 55 16 the 50 series will be a little shorter tire. May look good on a Lowered car. but your speedo will def be off. Even w/ the 55s my speedo is off . 60mph on my guage is about 55.
When i get new tires Im going to get 225 50's for the Back and the 205 55 for the front keeping the same overall height

[dd74]

Andy - it'll look great. I had the same tires on sixes, and then later 15x7s (that assumes you're referring to 15-inch rims). It'll handle well too, particularly if the car's been lowered and corner balanced.

[GotaT]

Correction on my part.. I have 15's NOT 16's

[joetiii]

Check this out. The car has 6s on the front and 7s on the back. Both shod w/205/50/15.



I have no clearance issues. Recently saw a 67 with flat 7s on it ( I think thats what they call the 7 inch rim that has outside appearance of a flat6) & shod with 225/50s ! and no clearance issues. There was a spacer to offset the depth of the wheel.

The 50s show more space in the wheel well, but I think its a better tradeoff for less sidewall flex in a lowered/modified early car. My .02

[Brent Lineker]

Here is a picture of the 205/55/15 on a lowered 1975.

[HarryD]

This how my Targa looks with 205/55-15 tires on 6x15 cookies. The ride height is approximately 24/23.5 with Yokohama ES100 tires.

[keez]

You should have no problem fitting that size tire and it will look good as well. I have 205/55-15's all around and 225-50's will be added to the rear next spring. As you can see car is lowered way below euro ht.

[haasad]

Thanks guys. Great shots. 205/50/15's it is, with the car lowered "way beyond euro spec" all corner weighted up. I'm fully commited to ther hot rod theme now!

andy