Wait a little while and I'll give you all a report on how 8" wide 22"
tall cantilevered slicks work on a Spit!!!
Joe
"Banbury, Terrence" wrote:
>
> I haven't done any high speed cornering, but it seems to handle as well or
> better than the 155's. I bought new Mini-light wheels to accommodate the
> wider 175-70's. I think the stock steel wheels are not wide enough for the
> 175-70's. Yours might be OK (can anyone out there confirm this?). Mine are
> for a Mk III; 4.5 inches wide, I believe. I defiantly think your 80's are
> too high a profile for the Spit. Also, consider tyre pressure. I went with
> the Owner's manual listing of 21 psi front and 26 psi rear, for now, to see
> how it feels.
> Terry Banbury
>
> > ----------
> > From: Douglas Braun & Nadia
> > Papakonstantinou[SMTP:dougnad@bellatlantic.net]
> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 9:23 AM
> > To: Banbury, Terrence; spitfires@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: Tyres ... again
> >
> > How is the handling of the Pirelli's compare to your original 155's?
> >
> > I have generic brand 165/80's, and I am not too happy with them. I
> > notice that if I give a wheel hub a quick shove sideways, the car will
> > jiggle
> > back and forth sideways for several seconds. The sidewalls simply seem
> > too high
> > and flexible. I am not sure if I should switch to 155's or the 175/70's.
> > (I have stock rims, and these two sizes seem to be the most practical
> > ones.)
> > I would prefer to have whitewalls (the way the car originally came), but
> > 175/70 whitewalls seem to be very hard to find.
> >
> > Doug Braun
> > '72 Spit
> >
> > At 08:40 AM 3/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > >I just mounted the 175-70-13's after much analysis of tyres. I am very
> > >satisfied with them. No conflict with body parts, rubbing, scraping,
> > etc.
> > >I bought the Pirrelli 400. It seemed to have the best rating for
> > >performance street tyre. They look much wider than the 155's they
> > replaced,
> > >but not inappropriate. I have a Mark III, I assume you would have no
> > >problems either. You might consider the 185-70's (?)
> > >Terry Banbury
> > >Mk III
> >
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