Re: [Healeys] 100-4 Tires

[richard mayor via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>]

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Why take a chance running them without tubes?  Michelin says to use tubes.
I got the tubes from Johnstone along with the tires. It was not a big
expense.  And, I am using them on Minilites.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 6:37 AM Skip Saunders via Healeys <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Are all you folk with the XAS tires using inner tubes?   Or can those
> tires be run tubeless?  I was wondering about how those tires would work
> out on mini-lites?
> Thanks
> -skip- "Gladys - BJ8"
>
> On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 8:46 AM <rfbegani@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Simon:
>>
>>
>>
>> I bought the Michelin  XAS 180R15 from Longstone and installed them on my
>> 67 BJ8 for the same reason that my 165 tires were old not worn. They fill
>> up the wheel wells very nicely and hold the pavement. The ride is great.  I
>> improved the ride removing 90%+ of the 50-65 mph shake by have them shaved
>> so the tire is truly round and rubber meets the pavement flat.  First time
>> in 30 years of owning a Healey I have a smooth ride and can go over 50 mph
>> when my wife is with me.  Finding a tire shop who has a machine to shave
>> the tires is difficult.
>>
>>
>>
>> The only flaw in them is my right rear tire rubs the dog leg flange when
>> I make a hard turn to the left.  Searched the archives and found 3 other
>> big Healey listeners over the past 20 year who reported the same problem on
>> the same wheel.  So either it is a situation whereby it affects only a few
>> cars which maybe have right rear fenders with a smaller opening from the
>> factory or my restorer used a different flange to fix the rusted dog leg.
>> Who knows.  Yes, I checked the dimensions and the flange is slightly longer
>> from the door jam.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nevertheless, I love the ride and recommend them
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Begani  BJ8
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Why take a chance running them without tubes?=C2=A0 Michel=
in says to use tubes. I got the tubes from Johnstone along with the tires. =
It was not a big expense.=C2=A0 And, I am using them on Minilites.<br></div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mo=
n, Sep 21, 2020 at 6:37 AM Skip Saunders via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:=
healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Are all you =
folk with the XAS tires using inner tubes?=C2=A0 =C2=A0Or can those tires b=
e run tubeless?=C2=A0 I was wondering about how those tires would work out =
on mini-lites?<div>Thanks=C2=A0</div><div>-skip- &quot;Gladys - BJ8&quot;</=
div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_at=
tr">On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 8:46 AM &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.co=
m" target=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
 class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US"><div><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal">Simon:<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u>=
</u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I bought the Michelin =C2=A0XAS 180R15 from =
Longstone and installed them on my 67 BJ8 for the same reason that my 165 t=
ires were old not worn. They fill up the wheel wells very nicely and hold t=
he pavement. The ride is great.=C2=A0 I improved the ride removing 90%+ of =
the 50-65 mph shake by have them shaved so the tire is truly round and rubb=
er meets the pavement flat.=C2=A0 First time in 30 years of owning a Healey=
 I have a smooth ride and can go over 50 mph when my wife is with me.=C2=A0=
 Finding a tire shop who has a machine to shave the tires is difficult.<u><=
/u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">The only flaw in them is my right rear tire rubs the dog leg flang=
e when I make a hard turn to the left.=C2=A0 Searched the archives and foun=
d 3 other big Healey listeners over the past 20 year who reported the same =
problem on the same wheel.=C2=A0 So either it is a situation whereby it aff=
ects only a few cars which maybe have right rear fenders with a smaller ope=
ning from the factory or my restorer used a different flange to fix the rus=
ted dog leg.=C2=A0 Who knows.=C2=A0 Yes, I checked the dimensions and the f=
lange is slightly longer from the door jam.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Nevertheless, I lov=
e the ride and recommend them<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></=
u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bob Begani=C2=A0 BJ8 <span lang=
=3D"EN-GB"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><blockquote style=3D"border-color:=
currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,204);border-style:none n=
one none solid;border-width:medium medium medium 1pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6p=
t;margin:5pt 0in 5pt 4.8pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:1=
2pt"><span lang=3D"EN-GB"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p></blockquote></div=
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