Miata Mailing List: September 1994, Message #151
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   From: Craig_Boyle@Novell.COM (Boyle, Craig)
Subject: Re: tire sizes (was: Re: finall
   Date: Thu, 8 Sep 1994 10:59:16 -0400



On Wed, 7 Sep 1994, Doug Quara wrote:


> My other car is a Corvette, so I like big tires(wide). I want to put 
the 
> widest tires that I can on my miata. I don't race and only use my miata 

> for commuting back and forth to work. I wonder if you could use 
225/50/14 
> size tires and would the diameter be close to the stock 185/60/14 tire? 


A 225/50 14 will just fit height wise. There may be a width problem, 
especially rubbing at the front control arm, you might need spacers, or a 
different offset 14x7 wheel.

Craig