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Re: [TR] Tr6 rims on a tr3a

To: Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Tr6 rims on a tr3a
From: Rye Livingston <ryel@mac.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 14:50:40 +0000 (GMT) MailServer16G99.25561-16A-1415-65cf827d1758
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My brother buys tires for our race car on tire rack and another online web=
site for $100 each. =C2=A0Yesterday on a lark he looked on eBay. =C2=A0The=
 same online website was also selling the same tire on eBay for $100, but =
when you buy a set of four, they included a $100 off coupon.=0ARye=0APH: 5=
30-FIND-RYE=0AActivities Chairman=0ATriumph Travelers Sports Car Club=0A19=
60 Triumph TR3A=0A=0AOn Oct 23, 2016, at 04:47 AM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.r=
r.com> wrote:=0A=0AFWIW TireRack has 165/80=0Ahttp://tinyurl.com/mn5ka4c=0A=
=C2=A0=0ABit pricey, but they also list 185/70 that should fit and work fi=
ne, in a "high performance summer" tire. =C2=A0Effective diameter should b=
e very close to original.=0Ahttp://tinyurl.com/h8r8s9q=0A=C2=A0=0AIf that'=
s too high, they have lots of lower performance tires in 195/65 that will =
most likely fit OK unless your body is significantly tweaked. (The car's b=
ody I mean.)=0Ahttp://tinyurl.com/zx8hn7z=0A=C2=A0=0A195/60 should be fine=
 too, but a bit more speedo error.=C2=A0 (About 5%, which is only 3 mph @ =
60 mph.)=0A=C2=A0=0AFWIW I've dealt with TireRack many times, and always b=
een happy with them.=C2=A0 You do have to watch out for S&H charges plus m=
ounting and balancing. =C2=A0The charges are not unreasonable, they just m=
ake the overall price higher than what you see on the web.=0A=C2=A0=0ABest=
 IMO to have the tires shipped directly to a local installer.=0A=C2=A0=0AP=
S, I assume this is obvious, but JIC: Don't forget that these tires aren't=
 going to fit in the spare tire well! =C2=A0I finally bought a "compact sp=
are" tire from a junkyard that fits with room to spare (on a TR3 rim); but=
 if I do have a flat, it has to ride home behind the seats.=0A=C2=A0=0A-- =
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<html><body><div>My brother buys tires for our race car on tire rack and 
another onlin=
e website for $100 each. &nbsp;Yesterday on a lark he looked on eBay. &nbs=
p;The same online website was also selling the same tire on eBay for $100,=
 but when you buy a set of four, they included a $100 off coupon.</div><di=
v class=3D"x-apple-signature"><pre style=3D"font-family: 'SFNSText','Helve=
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>PH: 530-FIND-RYE</div><div style=3D"font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neu=
e', Helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: SFNSText, 'Helv=
etica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Activities Chairman</div><div style=3D=
"font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce=
-style=3D"font-family: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;"=
>Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club</div><div style=3D"font-family: SFNSTex=
t, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family=
: SFNSText, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;">1960 Triumph TR3A</d=
iv></div></pre></div><div><br>On Oct 23, 2016, at 04:47 AM, Randall &lt;TR=
3driver@ca.rr.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
div class=3D"msg-quote" lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div=
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rier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"=
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nt-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">FWIW TireRack has =
165/80</span></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b><span size=3D"2" face=
=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: =
small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 1=
0.0pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/mn5ka4c"; rel=3D"n=
oreferrer" data-mce-href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/mn5ka4c";>http://tinyurl.com=
/mn5ka4c</a></span></span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b><span size=3D=
"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; fon=
t-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><s=
pan style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style=3D"font=
-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></p><p class=3D=
"MsoPlainText"><b><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"=
font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Cour=
ier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight=
: bold;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;">Bit pric=
ey, but they also list 185/70 that should fit and work fine, in a "high pe=
rformance summer" tire. &nbsp;Effective diameter should be very close to o=
riginal.</span></span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b><span size=3D"2=
" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-=
size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><spa=
n style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style=3D"font-s=
ize: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/h8r8s9q"; re=
l=3D"noreferrer" data-mce-href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/h8r8s9q";>http://tinyu=
rl.com/h8r8s9q</a></span></span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b><span=
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ew'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: sm=
all;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;">&nbsp;</span></span></b></p><p =
class=3D"MsoPlainText"><b><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-s=
tyle=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-famil=
y: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; fon=
t-weight: bold;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-weight: bold;">=
If that's too high, they have lots of lower performance tires in 195/65 th=
at will most likely fit OK unless your body is significantly tweaked. (The=
 car's body I mean.)</span></span></b></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier Ne=
w'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: sma=
ll;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0p=
t;"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/zx8hn7z"; rel=3D"noreferrer" data-mce-hre=
f=3D"http://tinyurl.com/zx8hn7z";>http://tinyurl.com/zx8hn7z</a></span></sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" dat=
a-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"fon=
t-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0=
pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D=
"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Cou=
rier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-=
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">195/60 should be fine too, but a bit more spe=
edo error.&nbsp; (About 5%, which is only 3 mph @ 60 mph.)</span></span></=
p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce=
-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-fam=
ily: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" =
data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p class=3D"=
MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font=
-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier =
New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">FWIW I've dealt with TireRack many times, and alwa=
ys been happy with them.&nbsp; You do have to watch out for S&amp;H charge=
s plus mounting and balancing. &nbsp;The charges are not unreasonable, the=
y just make the overall price higher than what you see on the web.</span><=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" =
data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"=
font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 1=
0.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: '=
Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-m=
ce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">Best IMO to have the tires shipped directl=
y to a local installer.</span></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span s=
ize=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New=
'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: smal=
l;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt=
;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=
=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: =
small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">PS, I assum=
e this is obvious, but JIC: Don't forget that these tires aren't going to =
fit in the spare tire well! &nbsp;I finally bought a "compact spare" tire =
from a junkyard that fits with room to spare (on a TR3 rim); but if I do h=
ave a flat, it has to ride home behind the seats.</span></span></p><p clas=
s=3D"MsoPlainText"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D=
"font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Cou=
rier New'; font-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-=
style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p class=3D"MsoPlainT=
ext"><span size=3D"2" face=3D"Courier New" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: =
'Courier New'; font-size: small;" style=3D"font-family: 'Courier New'; fon=
t-size: small;"><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt;" data-mce-style=3D"font-=
size: 10.0pt;">-- Randall </span></span></p></div><div class=3D"_stretch">=
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