I put Kelly Springfield (division of Goodyear) Touring tires on the MGA and
the TR6. I have done low-speed autocross with the 6 and the tires are just
fine. I believe I bought 205/75/15s. Nice looking on the car, too.
Valerie Stabenow, 62 MGA MkII, 67 TR4a, 69 XK-E FHC, 73 TR-6, 81 Corvette
Coupe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 8:29 AM
Subject: another tire question
> Hello all,
>
> I'm new to this list, but not to Triumphs, so greetings.
>
> Another questions re TR6 tires: for a daily driver (ie non-racing), how
much
> difference to handling will good tires make, considering that the original
> tires (the tall, hard, skinny Michelins) had virtually no sticking
abilities
> whatsoever? Wouldn't even a set of cheapo Generals, Kumhos or whatever in
> the 70 series be likely to produce handling at least as good as the
> 80-series originals?
>
> I don't drive my TR6 hard, at least until I find a roll bar, so I'm
> wondering if a set of cheapo tires that let me go slip-slidin' around
would
> be OK. This would be on stock wheels. I have another car for true sports
car
> driving, so I'm not interested in ultimate performance.
>
> --Graham
>
> '63 Austin Healey 3000
> '72 TR6
> '87 Mazda RX7 NA
> '89 Trooper (tow vehicle!)
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