Running wider tyres on a KG
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:55 am
My 67 KG had stock steel wheels shod with Continental 185/65 R15 which gave it much better roadholding thatn the original biscuits. I decided to upgrade the wheels and got soime beautiful 4 spoke EMPIs from JBugs in California. I then had the tyres changed onto the new wheels. Then I got really excited and put them on the KG only to find that they no longer fit undert the rear arches. The EMPIs are wider than the stock wheels. I really don't want to go back to anything smaller, particulalry as it is very difficult to get the orginal 165SR15 anymore (see my previous wanted post) and the quality of the Contis will be much better than what I get. Does anyone know of how I can get the wheels to fit with the Contis? Do I have to "adjust" the arches? I have seen something mentioend about shorter driveshafts which may work?