A couple of weeks ago Sears had 145-13 Michelins on sale for $19.99 each. I
bought five <g>. Five new Michelins for $100 - what a deal!
Rick
'59 Bugeye
Curtis Carlson wrote:
> Re: Sprite wheels and tires....
>
> Did you all know that the offset for the steel wheels for Bugeyes and early
> squarebodied Sprites is different than the offset for later square bodied
> Sprites? When I bought my car, it had 4 steel "slot ventilated" wheels and
> one steel "hole ventilated" wheel for the spare. The "holed" spare wheel
> and tire would never fit into my trunk with the supplied tie-down. I just
> got my replacement "slotted" steel wheel back from the paintshop and after I
> put the tire on it, it fit into the trunk and the tie-down (bolt with large
> washer) works now. I gave my old "holed" spare to Phil Vanner for his '62
> Midget.
>
> BTW....I'm running with Michelin 145-13's and man, they're GRRRREEEAT!!!
> I'd highly recommend them over the 155-13's I had before.....better
> cornering, closer to original, and no rubbing on the front suspension on
> those tight corners in the gymkhanas.
>
> Curt
>
> Curtis Carlson
> '66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty") HAN8L-63423
> '72 MG Midget MkIII ("unnamed")
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