I raised an idea on another forum about building tyres that have a 15" bead dia on the outer sidewall & 17"-18"- or whatever takes you fancy on the inner. This would allow larger dia brakes etc and a short sidewall on the inner which takes most of the lateral load forces anyway. Tyre fitment would be quicker/simpler since only the outer would have to be fitted over the 15" rim flange & obviously the 15" dia high outer sidewall would give the 'period' look that you all desire. The higher outer sidewall would be more 'kerb' friendly as well! Sent Hoosier an email on this about 18mths back, probably went in the junk bin. Wheels wouldnt really be a problem with the spinning equipment available today. Then you could have the 'Bill Board of your choice' on the sidewall in 'BIG' letters for ultimate pose value. I dont own a Tire Co but if someone like Hoosier did it & it could also be sanctioned for racing it would make life simpler for guys like me so that we could get brakes to match the power we now obtain out of some of this stuff!
Throw all the 'Rocks' you like in my direction- since most of you are in the US & I am a Kiwi, if nothing else you might create a 'new' island for people to live on!
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Jac Mac