-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Solow <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
To: tjsouz@epix.net <tjsouz@epix.net>; Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
Cc: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: What Tires?
>Radial tires are the best thing you can do for a Morgan..The flexible side
>wall adds an additional element to the suspension and DRAMATICALLY
IMPROVES
>the ride by taking the harsh edge off of each suspension movement. With
>tires of the correct size and type the steering responsivness is also
>improved. Just don't go to wide. For the street, wider is not necessarily
>better. The proper size for 15 inch wheels that are 4 inches
>ide( original steel wheels) is 155X 15. These are very hard to find so
>settle for 165X 15. Lately we have been fitting Dunlop SP 20 radials in
>this size. The work well although on some cars there is a problem fitting
>them into the spare tire space as the carcass it a little wide. Perrelli
>P-3s were great on a Morgan, but they are long out of production.
>
Regards,
>Greg Solow
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tjsouz@epix.net <tjsouz@epix.net>
>To: Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
>Cc: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 5:47 AM
>Subject: Re: What Tires?
>
>
>>Jeff Webster wrote:
>> having just acquired a 1958 ('57 year build, I think) Plus 4.
>>
>> do radial tires work wellon early Morgans or should I just get more
>>crossplys?
>>>
>>Hi Jeff,
>>
>>The answer to your question is dependent somewhat on what size rims you
>>have. A '57 +4 would be expected to have 16" steel rims. There are not
>>many choices in tires for this size. A Morgan friend in NJ has found
>>400mm radials that he says work well.
>>
>>With 15" rims there are more choices in radials. Having converted my
>>'58 +4 to 15" rims and radial tires, I can say that there's a world of
>>handling improvement in using radials.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Tony Souza
>>
>
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