Mark -
Word to the wise. Do not, ever, buy any sort of off brand or no name tire just
to make your price range of $40 per tire.
On all healeys, if the tire tread delaminates or the belts strip loose from the
tire, it will result in alot of damage to your fender. I've seen it several
times on healeys, it's never pretty.
Stick with the name brand tires, cheapest you will find is probably $80. It's
worth the price.
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
lisa and mark <bugtop@comcast.net> wrote:
Hello list,
I did a search in the archives but didn't come up with quite the info I'm
looking for. I have Michelin XZX's that are probably 20 years old, on my
BJ8, they're tubeless and hold air well so I'll probably stay with tubeless.
The tires are 165 SR 15. I couldn't find that size at Tire rack online.
Questions:
Is there a more modern size designation to 165 SR 15?
Any thoughts on putting on a 175 size tire on these rims?
Finally, can some folks give their tire brand and model recommendations? I'm
looking in the range of $30-40, and am not interested in period correct
reproductions.
Also I plan to sandblast the rims and paint them with moss's wheel paint.
Currently I'm replacing all four springs and getting the shocks rebuilt at
World Wide Auto Parts. When I pulled off the front shocks and cleaned them
up a bit they still had the brown and white paint swipes I read about in the
Anderson/Moment restoration guide. Pretty neat to see that original stuff.
I had the kingpins replaced earlier, and I'm also replacing the lower A arm
bushings now. I should have a tight and beautiful looking suspension after
this.
Thanks for the reply,
Mark Buggy
'67 BJ8
'67 BMW CS coupe
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