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    08-18-2012 08:00 PM #1
    This is post from my race group might interest you, it's not me - should this be in classified?

    http://forum.chumpcar.com/index.php?...477#entry86477

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    08-20-2012 12:20 PM #2
    i wish I had $$$. 205/60-13 on my 13x5.5 panasport knockoff enkeis would be perfect. the opposite of stretched rubber...more contact patch, less weight.

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    08-20-2012 11:43 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by sippin.fnordies View Post
    i wish I had $$$. 205/60-13 on my 13x5.5 panasport knockoff enkeis would be perfect. the opposite of stretched rubber...more contact patch, less weight.
    I bought a set of tarantulas a couple years back, came with near new 205/60r13 tires. I had intended them for the Fox but they've never yet been installed. They're white letter tires and I never was much white letter tires....but they are like new! Maybe I'll slip them on sometime this summer yet.
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    08-21-2012 12:35 AM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by QuantumSyncro View Post
    Maybe I'll slip them on sometime this summer yet.
    take some pictures if you do...not sure i've seen a Fox on 205s but I know it'll look good.

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    08-21-2012 02:38 AM #5
    http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...1+87h+bsw.html

    Unless you're racing on them and really need camber cut tires... there are 205 60 13s available.

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    08-21-2012 11:30 AM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by doppelfaust View Post
    http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...1+87h+bsw.html

    Unless you're racing on them and really need camber cut tires... there are 205 60 13s available.
    That's a really good price on those tires. Unfortunately even though I'm not racing these would be summer rubber for enjoying the twisty roads in the hills near here...and cheap all seasons don't cut it. I tried running 15s since there is so much more tire selection, but added weight negatively effected acceleration and numbed steering input. Lately I've been running on my de-studded snow tires and just going out to unpaved logging roads for fun.

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    08-22-2012 11:11 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by doppelfaust View Post
    http://www.onlinetires.com/products/...1+87h+bsw.html

    Unless you're racing on them and really need camber cut tires... there are 205 60 13s available.
    True, but it's a very odd size. Technically its slightly smaller in circumference but should be ok. They're awfully wide for a 5.5" wheel.
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    08-23-2012 03:17 AM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by QuantumSyncro View Post
    They're awfully wide for a 5.5" wheel.
    it's the widest tire that will fit on a 5.5 safely. at least according to most of the tire manufacturer specs. the 2002 guys do it all the time, and it looks great.

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