At 12:01 PM 1/3/98 -0600, Brad Kahler wrote:
>Is there any consensus on what brand/type of tires to use on the
>early Spitfires? I'm ready to go out and buy them now and thought I
>would take a quick poll.
>
>Thanks
>Brad
>1964 Spitfire
>
Hi Brad,
I'm sure you will get several responses regarding the widest, best-handling
tires that you can fit under the wheel wells of your Spit.
FWIW, I am running the originally-specified 155R-13 radials on my car [a
'79]. They are cheap, and they slide really nice. I can tear-ass around
at 9/10ths all day and none of the local constables even look twice. What fun!
One thing I DID do was specify an S rating for the tires. This buys you
some quality, as non-speed rated tires have cheaper construction. I had to
look hard for them. I settled on Goodyear Corsa GTs.
As always, JMHO.
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
"It's tough to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything"
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