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Thread: 185's or 195's for the Fox??

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    04-30-2012 02:01 PM #1
    I have a set of Le Cast's 14" to put on the Fox, but I'll need new tires....

    I can't decide between 195 60 14's, or 185 60 14's.....I know they both fit, tho I think the 195's would fill the wheel wells a bit better/

    .any advice?

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    04-30-2012 03:43 PM #3
    I've had both sizes on my teardrops and I think the 195's look better. You will probably need to do some minor fender rolling in the rear though....hard bumps will make it scrape. I rolled mine because I had 17's and now I no longer scrape with the 14's
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    04-30-2012 07:33 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by j-boogie253 View Post
    I've had both sizes on my teardrops and I think the 195's look better. You will probably need to do some minor fender rolling in the rear though....hard bumps will make it scrape. I rolled mine because I had 17's and now I no longer scrape with the 14's
    I had 185 60 14's on Orlandos and they did look kinda wierd, and even they rubbed the inner fenders on the bigger bumps! So, I think I will go with the 195's and do some fender rolling. Since I do lots of highway driving, the slightly extra diameter won't hurt.

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    05-01-2012 01:36 AM #5
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    05-02-2012 11:00 AM #7
    ya i got 17's on my fox right now, 205/40/r17 and the fronts fine, but gotta roll the back, or they rub majorly.

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    05-06-2012 03:37 PM #8
    I run 195/60 R14 Michelin Pilot Exalto tires on 14" (of course) Orlando rims. Great wet weather tires for Florida. Very happy with them. On my second set. Had to roll my fenders - running Sport Springs.

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    05-06-2012 10:02 PM #9
    I run 185/60/14 and the only issue I have is over big bumps they rub on my Fenders. I have seen people say they roll the fenders. I was wondering how u do that. Just made a 867 mi trip in the fox and I wanna save my tires on the way back lol.

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    05-07-2012 09:15 AM #10
    There are many ways to roll the fenders, some more ghetto then others.....

    just go onto youtube, and there'll be a whole bunch. You can go and buy (or possibly rent) actual fender rollers, or, you can use either a heat gun and an aluminum baseball bat or a length of ABS pipe.....
    and I'll let youtube explain the rest.....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ayqAB1AcRQ

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