[Healeys] BJ8 - Wheels & Tires: 32038's rubber meets the road...
John Soderling
jsoderling at astound.net
Wed Aug 20 19:51:45 MDT 2008
Robert,
When you say 185x15, are these 185/70R15 tires or 185/80R15 tires? 185x15
is not a regular tire size code. Thanks.
Vrooom vrooom,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Blair" <rnbmail at yahoo.com>
To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
Cc: "Paul Schwartz" <lucashly at comcast.net>; "Tom Collins"
<collinsclassics at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:28 PM
Subject: [Healeys] BJ8 - Wheels & Tires: 32038's rubber meets the road...
> Hi Listers,
>
> Last week was the annual auto extraviganza here in the Monterey area. As
> always a blast and not to be missed .....
>
> 32038 was ready enough to drive - interior not finished, no soft top but
> has a
> tonneau, varoius smaller things to do. But, has oil pressure, gears,
> lights,
> seats, even the bla bla new wheels and tires.
>
> Which leads me to the point - the decision to go with 15x5 daytons and
> 185x15
> vreds was just fine - right diameter, fills wheel arch, good visuals, and
> just
> looks so much better than the 15x4 1/2 with 165x15 from 10 feet. For
> those
> interested enough to see the visuals pls email requesting jpgs to
> rnb at ix.netcom.com - now available. Sorry to those that had asked - pls
> email
> again. So far so good......
>
> I had previously written Part I and Part II on this resto which has been
> published in Healey Mag. I will do a final Part III shortly.
>
> Robert N. Blair 65 Yellow/Dark Red BJ8 rnbmail at yahoo.com
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