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Originally Posted by i4abuygto
Thanks for you help guys, very valuable information.
The front tires are P215 60R15s
I was supposed to check out a set of 15X6 Rally IIs today, locally, but the seller bailed on me. They are Wheel code KG 2 are dated 9-9-78 2 are dated 1-5-79.
I am not sure what I should pay for wheels that need to be blasted and painted. They seem to be straight and I think the Rally IIs look good and 15s are what I am looking for.
I know the previous owner redid the front end and there are RED coil springs in there now and the bushings and front end is all new- neoprene bushings, I believe. Good chance he changed the springs as obviously the transmission has been changed. I know so little about these or even what to look for.
Rather than get to crazy right now - I will just order a 43 tooth gear and see where that puts me for the speedo calibration.
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yeah way to small of tires front & back. 215/60's are only 25.2" tall. factory 225/70 are 27.5 so yours are way off from stock. hopefully stock tires will fill the wheel wells better but its common to use "universal" springs in these cars that make the front sit up higher, easiest way to fix that is to cut a coil or so off the springs, or get some custom springs with a known amount of drop or made to factory specs.
i agree on the 15x6, look for 15x7 rally or get snowflakes. personally i like snowflakes better but on the earlier cars i like rallys without the trim rings!
i have a few sets of rally 2's & would sell you a set if you decide to go that route. or search around on ebay or CL or facebook marketplace in your area, i see rally & snowflakes all the time. 225/70 is stock tire but if you want a fatter 60 series the 255/60 is the closest to the 27.5 height.
for a few bucks you can try a new gear to fix the speedo, or just live with it until you get a set of wheels/tires closer to stock size.... on my first t/a back in high school my speedo was off a lot or didnt work, was pretty easy to judge the speed by the tach rpms or just drive with traffic, didnt bother me to be off ~10mph.