John -
It's suprising to hear that you find the steering
slightly heavy with 165s on the car. With 165s it
should be very light, even when parking the car.
Would you by any chance be using a 15" moto lita
steering wheel? The smaller diameter may make the
steering seem a little more "heavy."
I have 185s on my BJ8 with a 12.5 close ratio steering
box and even with that it seems only a little heavy
when parking, but awesome when driving. I have a 16"
100S replica steering wheel on it... the 16" diameter
helps.
The other thing that helps is to make sure your tires
are fully inflated all the time... this can make a big
difference. running low pressure in yoru tires can
make the car much harder to steer.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- John Soderling <jsoderling@astound.net> wrote:
> HI all,
> I'm getting close to needing new tires for my Erika
> the Red. Since I
> purchased the car six years ago, I've had only
> 165R15 tires on. I'd like to
> purchase new tires that put a little more rubber on
> the road but am concerned
> about making the steering too heavy. I consider it
> a little heavy now even
> with the 165R15 tires, except at cruising speed.
>
> So, I'm interested in first hand experience relating
> to the change in steering
> effort, if any, experienced by Healey owners who
> have changed from either:
>
> 1.. 165R15 to 185/70R15, or
> 2.. 165R15 to 195/70R15
> And any comments about the fit or other problems
> with either of the two larger
> size tires on big six cylinder Healeys.
>
> Thanks.
> Vrooom vrooom,
> John
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