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Re: Bigger tires on TR3?

To: JIM_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com
Subject: Re: Bigger tires on TR3?
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:20:41 -0400 ()
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
On Fri, 25 Jun 1999 JIM_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com wrote:

> ...TR3a...going to 185/65-15 on 5.5" minilite replicas on the front, and 
> 195/65-15 on the rear.
> 
> 1. Would this guy have had to have widened his wheel wells?

Perhaps; I'm not sure.

> 2. Would the 185/65-15 fit on standard 4.5" disc rims? 

Yes, but I don't think it's recommended. I'd guess 5" would be the
suggested MINIMUM rim width. Saab, for example, used a 5.5" rim for the
185/65 15.

--Andy

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