On 3/27/06, Billy Zoom <billyzoom@billyzoom.com> wrote:
> The choices for stock 4" rims seem to be either the Kumho 155/80,
> or the Yokohama 165/70. I wonder if The Wheelsmith could put 5" rims on my
> stock centers.
> BZ
I dunno. What is the fascination with the wider wheels? I was 24
years old when my 1968 Midget was new. I drove and even raced lots of
cars back then with narrow wheels and tires. Heck, I remember the
first radial tires and how suspicious we all were of them. They
weren't like the bias ply tires that you could power skid through the
corners. Radials hung on right up until they suddenly let go and then
there was nothing you or God could do to gather everything back up and
make it through the corner! I'm perfectly happy driving my Midget the
same way people did when it was new. It was a lot of fun to drive back
then even with the tall, narrow tires on it... and it still is. I
don't need to race any more at my age. I just want to enjoy my LBC.
The 155/80R13s will do me just fine. If going really fast through the
corners were my desire, I'd get a Caterham Seven or a Porsche or
something not a Midget.
Cheers!!
Jim - reassembled Midget in Dodge City
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1964 R60/2 BMW
1968 MG Midget
1976 R90/6 BMW
1990 K100LT BMW
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