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Cut your wheels

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posted by  JohnMc on  Tue Nov 26 04:37 CST 2002
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I put a set of 15X6 American Racing wheels on my 544 (Torq Thrust II's - with 3 3/8 inch backspacing). They fit perfectly with only the most minor rolling of the rear fender lips. The steering effort is pretty much unchanged (205/60/15 Yokohamas vs. 165R15 Firestones) and I haven't noticed any change in bump-steer, etc. I have noticed a great increase in stability under hard cornering - those skinny tall original sized tires are not good at all.

I think that the skinny tall original tires are perhaps a little more tolerant of bad alignment - and wider tires may require a realignment just to make sure everything is in spec.






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