actually a lebaron should have a 205/60r15 on it, as did all K cars with 15"
rims (cept for the shadow/sundance, which had 195/60r15, even tho my shadow
had 205's on it cuz i got a great deal on them, now currently on the
imperial)
on 1/5/03 12:39 PM, Mark Swingle at mark.swingle@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I think it will help the car overall. I went from 15's to 16's on the 1994
> LeBaron and the loss of ride quality was small. The factory 15 and 16 inch
> tires kept the same overall diameter, but went from a 65 profile to a 55
> profile.
>
> If I look for a 15" comparable to the P195-75R14 on the Imperial, I get a
> P205-65R-15 which is where the LeBaron started. I just need white walls
> instead of black walls and three more 15" minivan wire wheel covers. If I
> got with a 70 or 75 series profile tire, then I guess I'll need to alter the
> speedometer gearing, whichever system the 90 uses.
>
> Mark
> 1990 Chrysler Imperial
> 1991 Plymouth Grand Voyager LE
> 1994 Chrysler LeBaron LX convertible
> 1997 Dodge Neon Highline sedan
> Atlanta, GA
>
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>
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> Subject: Re: IML: Alternate rims for a 90's Imperial
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> Why can't you just get the proper speedo gear for whatever wheel/tire you
> are running?
> I believe they still have the plastic gear even with the computer. I
> thought you could change the gear and keep the speedo should read the same.
> Or did they make it a more complicated computer thing?
> If the factory offered the size you are adding they must have the right set
> up somewhere.
> The difference in speed to the speedo will be proportionate to speed, so it
> won't be much around town, but when you get up to 70+ it can be
> considerable.
> If you just want to add bigger rims, you could go "plus 1" and just get
> lower aspect ratio tires, keeping the same diameter. That won't throw off
> your speedo, but you'll lose some ride quality (and gain some handling)
> I'm surprised 90s Imperials came with 14s. All my fwd mopars (80s Daytonas
> and Lasers) had 15s
>
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