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wheels
- Thread starter JonPiz
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No. The rule of thumb seems to be 185's will fit if your lucky. 195's, will probably have to do a little trimming of the valence. 205's will rub in the front while turning.
But you can never be sure. Seems every Alpine has different clearance around the front valence. Mine had to be trimmed (one side only) to fit 165 R 13's on Ford Mustang II aftermarket wheels, which is a common wheel used on Alpines with no problems.
Not to be nosey, but why do you want to use the 205-60 X 13"? They are about an inch smaller in diameter than the stock tire and increase engine revs per mile. Unless you only are going to be buzzing around town (literally) or have changed out the rear, most think this is a change in the wrong direction. Will also make it steer harder.
Bill
But you can never be sure. Seems every Alpine has different clearance around the front valence. Mine had to be trimmed (one side only) to fit 165 R 13's on Ford Mustang II aftermarket wheels, which is a common wheel used on Alpines with no problems.
Not to be nosey, but why do you want to use the 205-60 X 13"? They are about an inch smaller in diameter than the stock tire and increase engine revs per mile. Unless you only are going to be buzzing around town (literally) or have changed out the rear, most think this is a change in the wrong direction. Will also make it steer harder.
Bill
lemansvk
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I run 5.5" Superlites with 185/70 x 13 tyres, they are fine at the back but protrude slightly from the 'guards at the front, without causing clearance problems. A lot depends on the offset of course - I tried some 5.5 inch Cortina wheels on my Humber Vogue (similar front end to Alpine) and they wouldn't clear the suspension - the Superlites would fit with no problem. Overall, I can't see how you could fit 7" without fouling either the suspension or the 'guards, but the only way to find out is to try 
Cheers, Vic (maybe about to try some Alfa wheels on the Vogue)
Cheers, Vic (maybe about to try some Alfa wheels on the Vogue)
V_Mad
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I just had to trim my front fenders to clear my new 185x70x13 tyres after changing from some old 165x80x13 tyres on my 13x6 minilites. Its easy to do; just get some pliers to flatten the edge blow the seam, and carefully reform the edge to form a line about 1/4 inch further away from the tyre. The front wheels do stick out a bit, but the rear lip at the back wheels seems clear enough with these wheels/tyres.