It wasn't the 16" rim that would create the fit problem by itself. The 65 AR limited the diameter of the entire rim/tire to 27", which will fit easily. It was the 225 tread width that made the hinged clamshell necessary. Also, that drops the tire down, but also moves it slightly away from the front which may be why there was no interference with anything up front. bob On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Robert Downes <bobdownes@gmail.com> wrote: > interesting. the reason i didn't think just a hinge mod would work is that > my current 14" tires are 225s and the spare pused the fan cowling into the > fan, i have to carry it deflated a bit. i figure it would be even worse > with > the slightly wider 16" wheels. > > |
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