[Roadsters] Correct tire size?

[Mike H.]

I'm sure some of the list has seen this before, (I hadn't but I stumbled
across this today, accidently, while looking for something else). I thought
it was interesting but bear in mind, if there is any disagreement with it's
content, I'm only passing it along, I'm not the author.    :-)
http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html

Mike Hudson  '67 - R20/5spd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sidney raper" <spl310 at hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Correct tire size?


> The 1500s had 5.60x13 tires.  The single carb cars and some early dual
carb
> cars had the wide whites.  The later 3 seat dual carb cars and the 2 seat
> 1500s had the narrow whitewalls.  While they are narrower than the
Gangster
> whites of the early cars, they were roughly twice as wide as the current
> crop of 155R13 tires.
>
> The 1600s had 5.60x14 with a whitewall that was a bit wider than the
current
> crop of whitewalls - but again, not Gangster wide.
>
> The 2000s had the same tires as the 1600s with a 6.45x14 (iirc) as an
> option.  Again, they are narrow whitewalls - but still wider than the
> current production.
>
> Coker is the source for the bias ply tires.  Universal sells them as well,
> but I believe that they are a reseller of Coker's products.  None are
> cheap...
>
>
>
> Sidney Raper
> 1964 1500 (still a project.... sigh....)
> 1967 SRL311 00076 (alive again!)
> Jacksonville Florida
> http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html