In a message dated 02-Feb-00 20:46:23 Eastern Standard Time,
ryoung@navcomtech.com writes:
> Looks pretty good, except 205/70 tires strike me as a little tall for a TR4.
> I believe your original tires would have been 155/80 (like my TR3A), which
> makes the 205/70s about 1.5" taller. They will also make your speedo read
> low by about 6%.
The original tyres on a TR4 were:
Goodyear 6.95 X 15 "G.P."
Dunlop 165/6.5 X 15 "S.P"
Michelin 165 X 15 "X" (these were steel belted radials w/ a 40K warranty- I
got 60K out of the first set I had from the factory in '64)
I replaced my Michelin's the last time in '92 with Michelin XZX 165 SR 15's.
They look similar to the old Michelin X's ( and two replacement sets of the
same) which I always had on there from new. Michelin no longer makes the
Michelin X tires and I am now finding it a problem to locate Michelin XZX's
in the 165 SR 15 size. Cheers.
Art Kelly
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