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TIRE SIZES??????

E 356-4ever
I have an early 90's I/M Roadster that I have just started driving. I have noticed that 195/60/15's rub under hard steering against the foot well on the drivers side only. I asked Henry about his new tires he puts on the Roadsters he said..185/60/15 F and 205/50/15 R. It seems as the front tire is off a Ford Escort or Dodge Neon and hard to find. All tire shops say they swap those cars to 195/60/15. To stop the rubbing I dropped my car off at a local tire shop for 4 new skins. I said "no rubbing on body". I got 195/50/15 that don't touch the body but rub the sway bar fittings. It seems as though the steering is opened up way too far. I have peeked all over the steering box and see no adjustments or stops. Another shop said with "repro" wheels the offset can change between countries in which they are produced. Is this true? any suggestions? As I feel either of the rubbing is safe.
Note: The wheels are 5 1/2 x 15 and the car is a tube frame.

1958 Intermeccanica(Speedster)

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E 356-4ever
I have an early 90's I/M Roadster that I have just started driving. I have noticed that 195/60/15's rub under hard steering against the foot well on the drivers side only. I asked Henry about his new tires he puts on the Roadsters he said..185/60/15 F and 205/50/15 R. It seems as the front tire is off a Ford Escort or Dodge Neon and hard to find. All tire shops say they swap those cars to 195/60/15. To stop the rubbing I dropped my car off at a local tire shop for 4 new skins. I said "no rubbing on body". I got 195/50/15 that don't touch the body but rub the sway bar fittings. It seems as though the steering is opened up way too far. I have peeked all over the steering box and see no adjustments or stops. Another shop said with "repro" wheels the offset can change between countries in which they are produced. Is this true? any suggestions? As I feel either of the rubbing is safe.
Note: The wheels are 5 1/2 x 15 and the car is a tube frame.
Ron ORon O1984/2010 IM, B.C. Canada
Ben, I have the same problem with my 84 IM. I'm running 195 x 60s on 6" wide Porsche replica wheels. My driver side tire rubs when I turn to the right. If you look under your car, just below the steering box you will notice a steering arm that moves when you turn the wheel. There are two bolts that can be adjusted in/out to decrease or increase the amount of turn. When the arm turns it eventually hits the bolt and you can't turn anymore. Your bolts needs to be turned outwards until your tires no longer hit the sway bar (or whatever). On mine, for some strange reason, the steering arm totally missed one bolt(drivers side),so adjustments would not help, since the arm just moved over the bolt. I took the bolt out and welded a big nut on the end and it just makes contact with the arm. The down side to all of this is a greater turning circle. Hope this helps.
Ron
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