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

[Robert Blair]

Wow, sounds like I will be very safe with 185R15 on the no rubbing issue.  But
I am not not a wheel well expert on early vs late cars.

   Robert N. Blair  65 Yellow BJ8  rnbmail at yahoo.com
   



--- On Tue, 7/15/08, Mr. Bill <bn1 at pacbell.net> wrote:

> From: Mr. Bill <bn1 at pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: BJ8 Wheels and Tire Sizes?  Final....
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 6:39 PM
> 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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