Phil,
My '63 Mini Cooper came on some vintage 1979 Michelin XZXs (in 1992..),
rock hard and showing the beginning of dry rot. The car was a real hoot at
40 mph around town.... but the tire tread starting chunking when I tried to
slalom on concrete with the Jag club (still beat most of them anyway :)
Putting A008s on the car meant that I had to rely on horsepower for the
fun... and with only 55hp originally and a tired engine... it handles
better than it accelerates now.
Still though.... it's a blast at legal speeds!
Jim
(sorry to drag a Mini into the conversation... although it is second cousin
to the Sprite!)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Vanner [SMTP:pvanner@pclink.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 3:43 PM
> To: 'Ulix Goettsch'; Elliott, Patrick
> Cc: 'Spridgets'
> Subject: RE: Tire
>
> It does do that. I had four rock-hard bias-ply 145-13's (whitewalls, yuck)
>
> on my '61 midget when I got it. The drifts were hysterically fun, made
> every corner feel like full-race. It didn't behave well at freeway speeds
> though, even having them balanced didn't do much. Part of me wishes I'd
> kept them because they were a real hoot, but they were dangerously
> ancient,
> all cracked and dry.
>
> Why is it that radials always fall apart when they're that old but old
> bias-plys seem to hold air forever?
>
> Phil Vanner
> Mk1 Midget 155-13's now
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ulix Goettsch [SMTP:ulix@u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Friday, September 11, 1998 3:06 PM
> To: Elliott, Patrick
> Cc: 'Spridgets'
> Subject: Re: Tire
>
> 145-13 is closest to original and looks best on a stock car IMHO.
> Recently I've been thinking if I had an early car like you in original
> condition, I would go for the original bias-ply tires.
> I think the original Dunlog Gold Seal tires are available again.
>
> This would make the car feel just like it did when it was new. It might
> actually increase the fun by reducing roadholding and making for
> predictable low speed drifts!
>
> Ulix
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Sep 1998, Elliott, Patrick wrote:
>
> > What would the best tire (tyre) size for a '62 MKII Sprite with stock
> > wheels. (not wire).????
> > What's stock? What looks the best?
> > Patrick Elliott
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> >
> >
>
> Ulix __/__,__
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> '67 Sprite
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