Just a little info... 185/70 14 simply means 185mm wide and (70% of 185mm)
tall. or 129.5mm tall.
So, not sure how tall a 165/14 is, but if you currently have one you could
measure it and match a "modern" tire to it. So, if it measures say 115mm
tall that would be close to a 165/70.
Personally, I think a 185/70 is a nice looking tire.
175/70 will be a little taller and a little more narrow than a 185/60. A
175/65 will be about the same height but a little more narrow than a 185/60.
Hope I got that all correct... I have been doing tons of research on this
myelf recently.
Hope this helps!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>
To: MGs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 12:03 PM
Subject: more tires
> I've run into a few minors snags in my quest to replace the +10 year old
> tires on my 67 BGT. My normal tire shop no longer sells Michelins, only
> Coopers or relabeled Coopers. However, the prices he quoted were under $50
> each and they do wire wheels. Sears wanted about $80 each for the Pirelli
> P400s but they are also way on the other side of town.
>
> I've also considered the Tire Rack mail order. I can get the P400s for
> slightly under $50 shipped, the Michelin Rainforce at about $70. Then I'll
> have to pay for balancing/installing on top of that. But with Tire Rack, I
> got mired in the aspect size. What does a 165R14 relate to in modern size?
> Now I've got choices like 175/70 or 175/65. And then there is the 185/60
> which isn't really that much different than the 175/65 according to this
> site: http://powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi
>
> The 175/70 appears to be larger. So many numbers.......... Any
> recommendations on best size for a BGT? I was leaning 175/70 but now I'm
> thinking 175/65. Oddly enough the MX4s are $7 cheaper for 175/65 vs
175/70.
>
> David
> 67 BGT
> 71 BGT
>
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