Yes - I have been thru these loops and.....
1. the 185x15 will be fine on 4 1/2 wheels, but better fit and look on 5
wheels. 5.5 wheels are too wide without body mods - a track wheel.
2. the 185x70x15 are fatter cross section than 185x15 - ie more rubber
overhanging the rim edge, and do not look as good and turn as well in my
experience as the std 185x15.
3. the 165 indeed leave too much gap over the tire and make the car look
'under tired'.
4. I run 185x15 vreds on dayton 5 inch 60 spokes - perfect.
Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 RNBmail at yahoo.com
--- On Mon, 1/10/11, Jonas Payne <JPayne at ThorCon.net> wrote:
> From: Jonas Payne <JPayne at ThorCon.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Tire Sizes
> To: "healeylist" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 10:33 AM
> It's time to shoe the BJ8 restoration
> project.
>
> I believe that 165 series tires leave way to much wheel
> arch on the
> BJ8's.
>
> I have installed 185 series tires on customer's cars, but
> for the life
> of me can't recall if they had the 70 spoke wheels (which
> are 5" wide).
>
> Can you install 185 series tires on 4.5" wide 60 spoke
> wheels?
>
> Also, does anybody have experience with the K/O mag type
> sport wheels
> from moss? They are 5.5" wide and I'm concerned about
> offsets,
> clearance and rubbing.
>
>
>
>
> Jonas Payne
> PBR
> Cell: (702) 358-5084
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