Eric......
If you want to use 60-series tires and not make the car look like a
skateboard, you have to fit 15" wheels with 60 series tires. I have 185-70s
on my 77B and it's only because the springs are old and flat (the previous
owners were both very heavy people!) that the tires don't look too small for
the wheel arch openings.
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
To: mgs@triumph.cs.utah.edu <mgs@triumph.cs.utah.edu>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 6:31 AM
Subject: Tyre profiles (was re: Bushings & Sway Bar)
>Bob Shaw wrote:
>>
>> I run 186/65 Dunlop D40A2 tires on TR6 Wheels on my MGA. It
>> frequently goes on trips of 300 miles or more. The ride is good, and
>> it also goes where I point it. Further, the diameter is such that the
>> speedometer should read accurately. I am very satisfied with the
>> setup.
>>
>
>
>Bob raises another tyre point that I briely mentioned in one of my past
>posts, and that is about tyre profiles. Generally the recommendations
>are between 175/70s and 185/70s... but what about a lower profile tyre
>... hmm is there a 175/60 or 175/65 or a 185/60?
>
>Does less sidewall mean less sidewall to flex on tight cornering?
>
>
>Eric
>'68MGB MkII
>
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