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Old 03-02-15, 03:36 PM
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FD spare rim tires rated for speed?

Ordered a set of spare wheels because I needed the odd offset to clear by large calipers/fender. Having trouble finding a “skinny” tire that will fit a 16x4” rim that’s rated for speeds over 50.
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I do not know of any donuts rated over 50 though interested in what you find.
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these were popular before i think

https://www.cokertire.com/500-525-16...blackwall.html
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Begs the question, why would you want to run the skinny donut at any speed above 50mph??

What is your reason for wanting to do that?
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It's for drag setup... and I wouldn't run the "donut" tire. Very common to run skinny wheels with high speed tires up front in drag racing.

This was my old setup... With a 15x4" centerline "race" wheel. But I upgraded to FC 4 piston calipers and hub so my old wheels no longer fit. Neither did the standard "drag" wheel. So I was going to run the FD "donut" wheel with a speed rated tire.

Thanks for pointing out the cokers. I've heard this is what is used by many. Unfortunately the only tire available for a 16" tim is too tall to fit the SA. Ended up buying aftermarket wheels afterall.

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