I had to look in my notebooks to find some of the info, hence the delay. On
my street TR5 I originally had European 185/HR15, fronts were Michelin XVS
and rears were Continental TS792. I replaced them for 2 reasons, I didn't
know how old they were but thought probably 10 years and secondly, the spare
didn't fit in the trunk well! Plus they just didn't look right on the car,
looked way too big due to their design (extra wide sidewall to provide curb
protection) and the size. I replaced them with the Vredestein 175/70 HR 15,
which fit in the tire well in the trunk and they look right on the car. The
wheels are Dunlop wires made in India under license, 5-1/2 K X 15 X 457C. I
have no idea what the 457C is and I don't know what the offset is. I could
pull the spare out and try and measure it but am not sure how to go about it
with the splined hub. Don't know if this is of any use to you, but that's
what delete keys are for:)
Tim Murphy
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From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Enquiries Road & Track
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:55 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: [Fot] wheel & tyre sizes TR5/TR6
i would like some comments on suitable wheel tyre sizes for a road driven
TR with near stock ride height.
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As best i can tell from some google searches, a common "modern" fitment
seems to be 16 x7" rim with zero offset and about 205/55/16 tyre
can anyone with wheels/tyres close to this please comment. i particularly
want to know if they protrude past the fender at all.. Our
regs prohibit any wheel tyre combo that protrudes past the factory body
work when viewed from above.
every rim i can find above 6.5", hits on the balljoint and i would prefer
not to use spacers. I have yet to find a 16 x 6.5"ally wheel that looks
appropriate " for the TR
thanks
Terry
Australia
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