Someplace in Kansas, Dorothy...

Was I the only one here during all of the conversations before the rule got changed? Does ANYONE remember ANYONE making the case that cars should be allowed to use smaller diameter wheels than defined on their spec line?

The entire deal was presented in terms of wheel and tire availability, particularly a shortage of 14x7 wheels. I seem to recall people predicting that appropriate tires just wouldn't be available for 13" wheels in the near future. Gloom. Doom. Mayhem!

K

Edit - the wording does leave the loophole described in the first post.

[This message has been edited by Knestis (edited December 02, 2004).]