Randall and John,
I too run the A321 on my BN7 and these tires are 6 years old. Great tire.
Very good wet and dry traction, nice look, good wear behavior. However, these
are approx equal in diameter to the 165 which I think look a bit anemic in
height on any BJ8. If you wish to register a plea to Yoko I would definitely
support it, but my personal preference would be, in order
175/15 if they can do them - these are 75 aspect ratio right?
185/70 15
The 175/15 as in the old Michs would look right on any big Healey from 100/4
through the BJ8. Perhaps a plea to Mich to run those would be in order. I am
ready right NOW for tires for my BJ8, but the 165s look too short and narrow on
my 5.5 inch wheels.
Just my .02
Keith Pennell
> I have 185/70-15 Yokohama A321's on my BJ8, and I cannot count the
> number of comments and inquiries I received at Conclave about them.
> "Whata we gonna do?" tire conversations were common at Conclave. These
> are great tires. The only problem is that I bought them 7 years ago at
> the end of the run. This means that even though they still look new
> (yes we drove 2700 miles round trip to Vermont), in 3 more years they
> will have to go. Since this is the perfect tire for not only big
> Healeys, but also Porsche 356's (personal experience), and since the
> last ones they produced are nearing end of life, I wonder if an appeal
> to Yokohama with enough enthusiast numbers could produce another limited
> run. I will be happy to coordinate communication. All those interested
> please respond, and put "Yokohama" in the subject line, so I can filter
> them all together. I have no financial interest, etc, I just wonder if
> the numbers would support a limited run.
> John May
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