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Mine are 205/60 15. =C2=A0Fronts don't rub at all. =C2=A0When I have two p=
eople in the car=C2=A0and hit a compression spot along the road and the ba=
ck pretty much bottoms out, I do get a rub in the back, but it's minor on =
the inside vender well and not causing any damage. =C2=A0=0A=0AI am thinki=
ng of getting a "helper" extra leaf for the rear leaf spring set, similar =
to what I did for my Toyota Tacoma which had a tendency to bottom out in b=
ack on big bumps.=0A=0ARye PH: 530-FIND-RYE=0A=0AOn Oct 22, 2016, at 11:05=
AM, Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:=0A=0A=0AA local big box is havin=
g a tire sale and I going to see about new rubber=0Afor the tr6 rims. My q=
uestion what have others experienced to be the good=0Asize to fit those on=
a tr3a?=0A=0AI run 205/55-15 on TR6 rims. They just barely fit even after=
some gentle=0Amassaging of the rear fenders. On my previous TR3A, I had t=
o actually move=0Athe body on the frame a bit, to equalize the clearance. =
(Probably had been=0Atweaked in an accident before I got the car.) Even so=
, the tires rubbed the=0Afenders just a little bit in hard turns. Enough t=
o visibly polish up the=0Acontact area, but not do any damage.=0A=0ABut th=
ere was variation from car to car even when these cars were new, and=0Aalm=
ost 60 years of being knocked around is not likely to have helped that.=0A=
So your mileage may definitely vary.=0A=0ABTW, the same tires would not cl=
ear when mounted on some old 5.5" "mag"=0Awheels.=0A=0A-- Randall=0A=0A=0A=
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<html><body><div>Mine are 205/60 15. Fronts don't rub at all. When
I have =
two people in the car and hit a compression spot along the road and t=
he back pretty much bottoms out, I do get a rub in the back, but it's mino=
r on the inside vender well and not causing any damage. </div><div><=
br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>I am thinking of getting a "helper" ext=
ra leaf for the rear leaf spring set, similar to what I did for my Toyota =
Tacoma which had a tendency to bottom out in back on big bumps.</div><div>=
<br data-mce-bogus=3D"1"></div><div>Rye=0APH: 530-FIND-RYE</div><div class=
=3D"x-apple-signature"></div><div><br>On Oct 22, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Randal=
l <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type=3D=
"cite"><div class=3D"msg-quote"><div class=3D"_stretch"><span class=3D"bod=
y-text-content"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"quoted-plain-text">=
A local big box is having a tire sale and I going to see about new rubber<=
/blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"quoted-plain-text">for the =
tr6 rims. My question what have others experienced to be the good</blockqu=
ote><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"quoted-plain-text">size to fit thos=
e on a tr3a?</blockquote><br>I run 205/55-15 on TR6 rims. They just barely=
fit even after some gentle<br>massaging of the rear fenders. On my previo=
us TR3A, I had to actually move<br>the body on the frame a bit, to equaliz=
e the clearance. (Probably had been<br>tweaked in an accident before I got=
the car.) Even so, the tires rubbed the<br>fenders just a little bit in h=
ard turns. Enough to visibly polish up the<br>contact area, but not do any=
damage.<br><br>But there was variation from car to car even when these ca=
rs were new, and<br>almost 60 years of being knocked around is not likely =
to have helped that.<br>So your mileage may definitely vary.<br><br>BTW, t=
he same tires would not clear when mounted on some old 5.5" "mag"<br>wheel=
s.<br><br>-- Randall<br> <br><br><br><br>** <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@aut=
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