Traction Control Needed...

With all this cold weather, I've sort of put the car in the garage and haven't thought about this for a while. But now, I'm kind of locking into my game plan. Here's the thing. I'm running on Maypops, and that's not a good thing.

So I'm going to go ahead and buy the 215/60 R14 cheapies and slap them on there. That will get me off the Maypops. Because if I go straight for the big rears, I'll still have these wheels sitting around with Maypops on them. I'd rather these wheels sit around with new tires on it, if I go to wider tires. So I have decent wheels and tires to fall back on.

So there you have it. I'll get the 215/60's on there and report back in here when I do. I will also run it down the track when it warms up to see if they will hook, and if I can meet the 13.9999999999 second target.


BUT! I went and measured the clearances to the leaf springs and fenders. On the current 225/60's, I have 1 inch of clearance to the leaf springs. And 1.5" clearance to the fenders. For a total of 2.5 inches total clearance. The 265/50's are a hair under 2 inches wider. So let's just say they're 2 inches wider.

In Nirvana, the wider 265/50's would have 0.25" clearance on each side (sitting still). Let's just say that's how it worked out. 1/4" clearance each side. But when driving, is 1/4" clearance going to be too little? Would it tend to rub when the body rolls around in turns? 1. Sounds like it might rub under certain circumstances. And 2. it's not likely to be evenly spaced.


P.S. - I just eyeballed 1/4" on my calipers, that looks WAY TOO SMALL to not rub when flexing the tires. That's threading a needle. 1/2" clearance is probably getting too small.


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