[Healeys] Fw: BJ8 Wheels and Tire Sizes? Final....

[Curt/Nancy Arndt]

Hi All,

To clarify what Bill Barnett BN1 said, since his is an early car, before
body number 1,000, its front wheel arches measure 9 1/2 inches from the top
of the arch to the fender beading rather than the standard 9 inches of the
later BN1s.  Not  a lot of room.  Remember that the BN2s through BJ8 had
front arches measuring only 7 1/2 inches.

Curt Arndt
Carlsbad, CA
'55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{) '72 RWA MG Midget

On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:39 PM, Mr. Bill <bn1 at pacbell.net> wrote:

> While slightly off the subject, maybe we can finally put one debate to
> rest.
>
> I like a very full wheel well and run Dunlop 205/65R15's on Dayton
> SS/chrome 6" tubeless 72's.  Because I have an early BN1 with the
> smallest front wheel wells, I've been told over and over:  No can do,
> they'll rub!  And that also came from some reported "experts".
>
> Well, John Nikas drove my car to the fastest production 100 in the
> Gymkhana at Conclave 2008 and there was nary a rub inside or out!  Case
> closed?
>
> Bill Barnett
> '53 BN1 with FAT footprints :-)
>
>
> David Nock wrote:
> > This is a site I use to show the different tire sizes, you can put in
> > two different sizes and then compare them
> >
> > http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
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