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Re: [Roadsters] Tires

To: Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Tires
From: alvin gogineni <alvingogi@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 20:25:04 -0700
Cc: datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
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References: <BC80B5F084D848A49AD99D75C9C44973@tonyxp> <00d101cecbac$580c5620$08250260$@net>
185/70/14 discussion:
http://311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=14753&start=15&hilit=hankook

Every roadster is different, but I've seen and fitted these to several cars
with no clearance issues. The Sora blue car has full comp suspension...
1967.5 SPL:
http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/DSC03723-e1366002874857.jpg

1967 SRL:
http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC054521.jpg


On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow@comcast.net>wrote:

> It's a squeeze but it will go. The tire manufacturers usually list 4.5-6.0"
> as the recommended rim width for this size.
>
> Now, whether that tire size will clear the fender lips is another matter. I
> ran this size for many years and found that it depended on the shape of the
> shoulder of the particular tire make and model. Some would, some wouldn't.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
>
>
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> Subject: [Roadsters] Tires
>
> Will 185/70R14 fit the standard 1968 SPL311 wheels?
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