I was surprised to see that the Bluestreaks come in two different
versions of 5.50x15, a "tall" and "short". As Bill said, the short is
about a 50 series profile, with a diameter of 22.8". That compares to
the Toyo RA-1 205/50/15 which has a diameter of 23". Don
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From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bill Babcock
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:23 PM
To: 'MGVR@yahoogroups.com'; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [MGVR] Tire
I've found them to pretty much suck out loud. I never spent enough time
on
them to get used to them, but I'm not certain I could. I tried the 50
series
at the Mitty--that was an un-mitty-gated disaster, I didn't have enough
ground clearance. I've also tried the tall ones--I think they're about
70
series--as loaners from a fried because I thought the 50 series stuck
pretty
well. These had about four or five heat cycles on them and felt about
like
the time I broke a panhard mount. I literally thought there must be
something wrong with the car. It was fine until I pushed them and then I
got
a kind of stick-slip-stick thing going in all the fast corners. Didn't
find
it amusing.
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From: MGVR@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MGVR@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Editorgary@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:16 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net; MGVR@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MGVR] Tire
Been talk of tires for 15-inch wheels on both lists (TR2-3 and MGA).
When my
last set of Goodrich Comp TAs finally started to look like slicks, I bit
the
bullet and bought new tires. Talking back and forth between CSRG and
HMSA,
my choices narrowed down to Dunlops, Avon radials (can't quote the type
on
either one), and "Goodyear 5.00x15 Blue Streak Sports Car Specials."
Given
the price of the Dunlops, and the strong intimation that my applications
for
HMSA would be looked upon with more favor if I was running bias-plies, I
opted for the Blue Streaks. Have only had one weekend on them, and I
must
say they were fun, but the car wasn't running reliably enough to get any
solid lap times.
No one's mentioned these as a possibility -- comments?
Cheers
Gary
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