Anyone run 215/70/14 on 14 x 5.5 rims

[ZooKypr]

Anyone run 215/70/14 on all four 14 x 5.5 rims on thier '66 Barracuda? Looking for a new set and want to go a little taller than the 195/70/14 on now. Any idea how much of a speedo change I could expect?... Looking to get a set of Firestone Indy 500.

Thx, ZooKypr

 

[cavemanmoron]

I am using 205/70/r14 on 14x5.5 small bolt pattern.

 

[ZooKypr]

Any rubbing up front when turning?? What air psi do you keep 'em at for good wear?

ZooKypr

 

[684mulas]

These are 215/70-14 on 5.5 rims (235/60 on back). At one point I had them all around and there was no rubbing but the car had Super Stock springs and the torsion bars set a bit high. I think the 205s would have been a better choice.

 

[Optik]

to calculate your speedo change, all you need to know is the diameter of each size of tire, then convert the difference to a percentage and that is the percentage of change you can expect from your speedo.
in this case, a 215/70/14 tire is 4% larger than a 195/70/14. so you would actually be travelling 4% faster than what the speedo reads. so at 50mph on the speedo you would actually be going 52mph. at 25 on the speedo you would be going 26, at 100 you would be going 104. just remember its a percentage not a set number of mph.
brewer's has a whole bunch of speedo gears and if you tell them what tire size, rear end ratio, and final drive (most likely 1:1 unless you have an overdrive tranny) they will be able to find you a speedo gear to correct for the taller tire.
-Tim

 

[memike]

I am very happy with my 215/70/14 and have not every rubbed

 

[ZooKypr]

What's the width on your rims?

 

[ZooKypr]

Settled on 205/70/14 to be safe...I don't the look of a huge sidewall and the 215/70/14 look a little too big ...IMO.
Order BFG Radial T/A's from TireRack on 9/16 and they arrived today 9/18.
Damn, are they quick shippers! Anyway, price $303.00 inc S&H and a mechanic up the road is charging 65.00 for all 4 to install. Not bad $368.00 compared to the $450.00 prices I was getting and 1-2 week special order times I got from a couple of places. Besides, you can't trust these young kids to install properly. I explained in detail to the last 'smart ***' that the driver side wheels were reverse thread meaning to loosen the lugs you turn clockwise and vice versa. Well, he proceeds to break the stud off the first lug he loosened on the driver side by going counterclockwise. Then has the never to tell me thier on too tight. The service manager just looked at him and wanted to pop his head off like a 'big zit'.

ZooKypr

 

[cavemanmoron]

No rubbing at all on my Valiant.

Years ago, when I was young and Real strong,
I worked at a local Auto Center, mostly on the tire line.
Having owned Mopars, I was familar with the left hand threads on older vehicles.

I had a customer come over and yell at me for using an impact to tighten
his lug nuts.I tried to explain that, on purpose we used wimpy impact guns,
that had a limit of max 90lbs. He said "I don't care, I want them tightened with a 4 way wrench", which he had in the trunk of his car.

I said OK,:angry7:
how tight you want me to make them, with the 4 way,
he was being a jackass, and said "as tight as you can get them Sonny.....

Wrong thing to say to a strong 22 year old man.

I snapped off 3 of the right rear studs in about 4 seconds,
and then handed them to him.
Here ya go mister, I just broke off 3 of your studs, you want me to keep going?
{wish I was still that strong. }

:naka:

Settled on 205/70/14 to be safe...I don't the look of a huge sidewall and the 215/70/14 look a little too big ...IMO.
Order BFG Radial T/A's from TireRack on 9/16 and they arrived today 9/18.
Damn, are they quick shippers! Anyway, price $303.00 inc S&H and a mechanic up the road is charging 65.00 for all 4 to install. Not bad $368.00 compared to the $450.00 prices I was getting and 1-2 week special order times I got from a couple of places. Besides, you can't trust these young kids to install properly. I explained in detail to the last 'smart ***' that the driver side wheels were reverse thread meaning to loosen the lugs you turn clockwise and vice versa. Well, he proceeds to break the stud off the first lug he loosened on the driver side by going counterclockwise. Then has the never to tell me thier on too tight. The service manager just looked at him and wanted to pop his head off like a 'big zit'.

ZooKypr