Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger tires

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:23:28 -0400 (EDT)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunbeam-Alpine-Tiger-Lotus-Cortina-Super-Seven-Panas
port-13x6-wheels-/230729212431?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=i
tem35b888620f&vxp=mtr

In a message dated 6/23/2013 3:16:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
[email-masked] writes:

Ford  escorts ran/run 13 inch as wide as 8 or 9 inch and always did.  With  
a
cosworth BDA/BDG they need wide tires on tarmac.  It's pretty much  the only
historic rally car that can keep pace with modern cars and they  can beat
single seaters on hillclimbs.

13 inch gives them phenomenal  acceleration with a rear end ratio of over
5:1.

On Saturday, June  22, 2013, wrote:

> Tom,
> You will probably find slim pickings  if you look for 13" wheels to  
handle
> wider tires too.   Maybe the thinking is that people who run 13"  wheels 
are
> looking  for something close to the original look.  When 13"  wheel  were
> popular I don't remember a whole lot of wide tires.  For  the  Tiger and
> others
> it was the tall and narrow look  that was used. Hey, who wanted  handling?
> People wanted  speed.
> Mark L
>
>
> In a message dated 6/22/2013  6:57:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [email-masked]  <javascript:;> writes:
>
> Well...,  it depends on the  tire size desired.  While there were a lot of
> different tires  when you go to the drop down menu most are the 155 thru
>  175-70-13".  Excluding the "track" tires only the Nexen offered a   tire
> with
> a 60 aspect ratio and the largest 185   width.
>
> Tom
>
>
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> Sent:  Saturday, June 22, 2013 2:35  PM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger  tires
>
>
> > Wow !!! 13 inchers do  seem to be  available.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated  6/22/2013  4:24:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> >  [email-masked] <javascript:;>  writes:
> >
>  >  http://www.carid.com/tires/13-inch/
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