I am prepping my 65ish Corvair for the national convention in july and continually come to a crossroads with tire choice, not only brand by diameter.
The car currently wears 16x8's all around with 225's front and 245's rear. The motor is a 140/4 so not a ton of power, but not bad for a 2400# car. Wheels are probably a little heavy, but look good.
I also have a set of Monocoque 2 piece 13x8 wheels which weigh 8Lb. each.. yes 8.. just to be sure I just weighed them again.
My thought is that with shorter, lighter wheels I will lower the gear ratio and give me more acceleration, plus the obvious un-sprung weight advantage.
but 13" tires are becoming a thing of the past. I really don't want to pony up for Hoosiers, but R888's or some other 13's are do-able.
