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Originally Posted by richardrobert
Hey Bill
Thanks for the chart! I always thought the stock 15" 7s and 8s were 195/65 and 215/60 ???
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depends on the year
in '74 the first year 7/8x15 were offered retail 185/70 and 215/60 were offered
then in '76 for one year only 205/50 and 225/50 became available and were offered for the C3 and 2.7RS, That was what my C3 came w/. It was actually 2 options
1 the 7 & 8 x15 Fuchs
2) the /50 series tires and recalibrated speedometer
after that the 15s were 185/70 and 215/60 again till the 185/70s disappeared and that's when the 195/65 and 215/60 were offered.
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Originally Posted by richardrobert
Also, one of the sets on your chart 205/50 and 225/50 for the rears it is the only set on the whole chart that has the same aspect ratio... can you explain?... I have a set of RSR style fuchs 7/8s that I would like to get tires for.... not necessarily to drive, I have 16s for that.
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See above, these days the more usual way to go is 205/55 and 225/50 but 205//50 and 225/50 is still a viable way to go. For set up its convenient to have roughly equal f/r tire heights but not strictly necessary.