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Re: Tyres for TR6

To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>, Darrell Leach <Triumph_TR4@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Tyres for TR6
From: Trevor Jordan <tjordan@pa.ausom.net.au>
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 16:31:08 +1000
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <199805130234.TAA14238@ridgecrest.ca.us>
At 3:30 PM +1000 13/5/98, Malcolm Walker wrote:

>Am I wrong in assuming that the TR6 was supplied with 185SR-15 tires,
>rather than 185/80-15s?  I thought that SR tires (sport radials...) had a
>smaller diameter than "normal" tires.

The S was the maximum speed rating (but I cannot remember what speed).  H
was a faster rating and V faster again.  There are not many S rated tyres
around these days.  A typical full designation would be 205/70HR-15.  Where
no aspect ratio is given, 78 (or perhaps 80) is assumed.

Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U



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