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Originally Posted by 1969GTO
I am not hearing any thing good about 14x7 wheels,why is that?
Does everyone just go to 15?
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Because unless you are going to run bias ply redlines, you can't get an appropriately sized radial tire in a 14". The original tire height on most GTO's was about 27". Your reasonably wide 245/60/14's are too short (25.6" tall"). If you go to a 225/70/14 (26.5") you're getting closer to the appropriate tire height, but aren't wide enough for what most of us want on the rear end.
Bottom line - they don't make a big enough tire in the 14" tire size to satisfy what most of us want on our cars