i was wondering how many here use 16" wheels?

is the tire selection good?

was thinking of the 5zigen FN-01RC any opinions?

thanks

 

What car?

 

mostly daily driving. some autox not much though.

 

what model car? 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen?

 

oh, hmmm.....

well there in lies the problem, its a '63 bug. I got the brakes off a FD. but what does that have to do with tires?

thanks

 

Stock FD wheels are 16 x8

 

It depends on what kind of tires you are looking for. There is a huge variety of tires in 16-inch sizes, probably more so than any other size. However, the recent top high performance tires are all migrating to having the largest size selection in 17-19 inch sizes. Being that it's a 63 Bug, this is probably not a big deterring factor...

 

Because you asked, "is the tire selection good?". Don't you know what you posted, and why are you asking questions about a '63 Bug here???

 

well because I wasn't asking about a bug, but rather being able to find a good selection of tires. ie. if I go to the local tire shop will I be able to find a range of tires, tires are not car specific.

Frankly there are reasons why I like the bug, don't need to get into that here. But, this is a good forum. Here you have members that don't drive rice and I value your opinions. This is hard to find where I come from, not to mention I'm doing things with my car that few others will. I enjoy reading Racecar Engineering, but I don't own my own f car.

 

thanks, i think

 

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not all bugs are like those you see burnt on the sides of freeways

 

Rip, the stock FD wheels are 16x8 (as Adam mentioned). There are plenty of good performance tires that fit from 225 up to 245's from a LOT of manufacturers. We never have a hard time finding tires for the right performance or price.

As far as the 5Zigen rims, I don't know anyone running the 16" sizes, but there are several people running the 17 and 18's on here and love them.

 

my friend used to have a bug with a 12A

pretty frickin cool

 

There are lots of modified "sleeper" bugs out there. Many of them are very fast.

I just bought some new Toyo T1-R tires 245/45/16's on stock FD rims. $590 out the door. I don't know what kind of tire you are looking for.

 

thanks guys

rip