Dean
I read somewhere that to go above 165s is not worth the effort because
it put additional strain on the suspension and can cause problems. I
have 165s on my 4 and it handles OK (I also have uprated front springs
and an anti roll bar) Also - Moss's (UK) say that 'Wider tyres are not
recommended as the flexibility of the side walls can actually reduce the
car's ability to handle rather than improve it' - I don't know if
this is entirely true but I remember when I was a 22 year old driver of
a go-faster Ford Anglia I could out corner Anglias with wide wheels
because I had uprated my anti roll bar (sway bar) and put on 'normal'
radial tyres.
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Cheers
Brian Johnson
Internet bjohnson@mmm.com (work) or b.johnson@diamond.co.uk(home)
1963 TR4 AFP503A / IZS 733(USA) - CT27216-L (now not L but O ) ex USA
1954 TR2 46 BHX TS554-O UK Car
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLI
Dean Mericas wrote:
> There have been two references to tires for TR4s recently, and it
> prompted me to post this inquiry.
>
> I will need to put a new set of tires on my TR4 soon. The available
> tires in the 165SR15 size are pretty limited, and I suspect none are
> especially performance oriented. I'd prefer to keep the OE disk
> wheels and go with a larger size if that's possible.
>
> My current tires are Avons, and they are OK, but I'd appreciate
> recommendations from other TR4 owners on suitable alternatives.
>
> Thanks.
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> Dean Mericas, Ann Arbor, MI (dmericas@limno.com)
> 1965 TR4 (CT37089L)
> 1973 Volvo 1800ES (0004553)
> 1988 Saab 900S
> 1991 Saab 9000T
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