The A6 Celica/Carina topic

[banpei]

Great find and thanks for sharing it with us!
Too bad they crashed one of the Carinas...

[carina_72]

really nice carinas, I didn´t realise that those new ones also have so nice figures.
Almost make me want one, sad I already have too many other models, but it sure nice to look these great ones here

[AndrewGL]

Hi there,

Can somebody tell me, what could be the factory tire size of a TA62 coupe? I'm attaching a pic below, those wheels were on my car, when i bought it.
I think those are stock A6 Carina rims and tires. Their size is 175/70R13.
A friend of mine works for a Toyota dealer, and i asked him to look for the stock tire size in his program. He told me, that the progam say the factory size is "185/70HR13" and "165SR13".
I'm searching for the CelicaSupra P-type rims, and hopefully i have found a set for sale nearby (i'm going to look at it tomorrow). It's 7" wide and as i read, the minimal tire width is 195 for a 7" wide wheel. I dont know which tire would i choose to aviod the known problems regarding the mismatching rolling radius...

Thanks
Andrew

[banpei]

From experience I know my ae86 did not have any rubbing problems with 195/55 R14 on those CS rims.
The L-type 15 inch I currently have on my Carina do have a different offset (+20 instead of +8 ) and don't have rubbing on the inside of my Carina with 195/60 R15.

The 7 inch should have 1 millimeter less clearance on the inside and should be extending 2,5 cm on the outside. I can mesure if 2,5 cm should give you enough clearance on the fenders.

I know from experience that 185/60 R14 does fit on those 7J:

And 165/50 R14 is also possible and should give you a nice stretched look.

[The Doctor]

aah, someone kicked this topic JUST in the right time!




WANT!!!!!

[banpei]

http://link.marktplaats.nl/223128402
And then do a headlight conversion and add some nicer rims?

[The Doctor]

waaay to expensive, otherwise i'd have it allready!

plus it has a live axle, instead of IRS

[AndrewGL]

banpei Wrote:From experience I know my ae86 did not have any rubbing problems with 195/55 R14 on those CS rims.
The L-type 15 inch I currently have on my Carina do have a different offset (+20 instead of +8 ) and don't have rubbing on the inside of my Carina with 195/60 R15.

Its ok, but how (i mean from which database) do you know the diameter of the wheel? Which size did you considered as base, to choose a correct wheel size in 15"?

Andrew

[banpei]

@AndrewGL: My Carina featured the 165 R13 combo without any height indication. I measured them and came to the conclusion they had to be about 165/83 R13. Then I used a tire calculator and matched 165/85 R13 with the 185/60 R15 combo to maintain the same size.

@The Doctor: Live axles rule!

[The Doctor]

no, IRS rules, you get free camber when you grind the springs in halves! ;D