Agreed David on most of what you say. My point was though if you go wider you must go with a lower profile which will retain the same rolling diameter thus not effecting the speedo, final drive ratio at the wheels etc. Back in 81 low profile tyres wern't as readly used and if so were very expensive. It stands to reason that you will get better handeling from a lower profile tyre due to the lack of un- wanted side wall movement through a corner. My car has 255's on it now and shows no sign of clearance problems and in my view looks a lot better with a fat tyre under the guards. I am going to replace them still with a 255 but the correct proflie to match the original rolling diameter. I will let you know how it turns out! Cheers Nick 10927 Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:16:52 -0000 From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Tire Replacement / SIZES When you do not use the tire size listed on the tire label in the car you are completely "on your own". The car was designed to use a particular type and size tire. When you change it you can have clearance problems, the speedometer may no longer be accurate, ride and handling may be adversly affected. On more modern cars you will upset the traction control and ABS systems. The Delorean isn't that picky but it may not handle the way you would expect under extreme conditions such as a panic stop. The only reason I can think of that someone would not put the correct tire on the car is because they went somewhere and the correct size was not in stock. As hard as it may be to take a perfectly good set of tires off, in the intersts of safety you should consider it. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/