Evan, funny that you should mention this as I recently had the
opportunity to see a tremendous TR6, and I do mean tremendous, that had
Panasport 16" wheels and tires. He was running a 70 profile tire I
believe and it filled out the wheel wells and looked fabulous.
I will attempt to contact the owner to find out the exact tire and size
and then forward it to you.
If you decide to stick with 15" tires, I am running Michelin XH4
205-75/15 tires on my car. This size tire is extremely close to the
correct rolling radius (<1% variance) if I remember correctly. Mine are
white walled tires which could certainly be mounted the other way and
they may be available in a blackwall. See my website for pictures of
the way the wheels and tires look.
I will also forward separately a picture of the TR6 with the 16"
Panasports.
Regards,
R. Ashford Little II
www.geocities.com/ralittle2
-----Original Message-----
From: info@theyeagergroup.com [mailto:info@theyeagergroup.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:00 PM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net; R. Ashford Little II; slimsgt@mcleodusa.net
Subject: Tires and wheels
Greetings,
As you well know 185 SR15 Michelin Red Lines can't be found. (It wasn't
really a very sporting tire anyway). I am wanting to keep the same
rolling
radius if possible and still benefit from modern tire technology to keep
a
somewhat sporting nature to the car (suspension mods are on website if
interested).
I think either 205 75/15 or 205 70/15 tires come close and will allow me
to
keep the original wheels.
Panasport makes a 16 inch wheel that will fit. However, I don't think a
wide tire will not look correct on the car so a 195 70/16 or 205 65/16
would work if they exist.
What has been your experience with getting relatively modern rubber on a
TR6? Any input would be appreciated for either 15 or 16 inch rims.
Tire
clearance? Tread wear? Performance? Appearance?
Thanks for all your help.
God bless,
Dr. Evan Todd Yeager
The Yeager Group
1302 Monroe Street
Commerce, Texas 75428
Email: ETY@TheYeagerGroup.com
Web: http://www.TheYeagerGroup.com
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