I just wanted to comment on what Al said-------when in Europe several years
ago, one of our Healey group had several tires come apart on his Healey.
The right rear one beat the crap out of the fender! They were Michelins
(sp)!!!!! We suspect low air pressure, because I run the same on my Healey
at 37-38 psi and never a problem with them.
tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred <international_investor@yahoo.com>
> To: lisa and mark <bugtop@comcast.net>; <healeys@Autox.Team.Net>
> Date: 10/22/04 7:00:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Tire recommendation
>
> 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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