[Healeys] Tiers Tires which Tires

Oudesluys coudesluijs at chello.nl
Sun Feb 22 01:11:03 MST 2009


If you have wire wheels you could have the spokes adjusted to change the 
offset so that the rim would be a bit more to the outside.
For solid wheels you can of course use spacers/shims.
Kees Oudesluijs

Alan Seigrist schreef:
> Bob -
>
> You get the rubbing on th 6" rims because more offset is to the
> inside.  With 5" rims you wouldn't get the rubbing with 185/70s.
>
> Alan
>
> On 2/21/09, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> Interesting that the Pirellis have a larger diameter, and much larger
>> cross-section than the Michelins, Avons or Vredesteins. My 185/70R Vreds
>> barely fit--I get a little rubbing on the bumper box bolts in the rear
>> on hard cornering--but I run 6" rims.
>>
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> Alan Seigrist wrote:
>>     
>>> ...
>>>
>>>       
>>> I run the 185/70R15 Vredesteins on my Healey, and they are excellent
>>> tires.
>>> But recently Longstone brought back the Pirelli CN36 in 185/70R15 ... at a
>>> pretty good price - I would buy the Pirellis if I hadn't just purchased
>>> the
>>> Vredesteins:
>>>
>>> http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/search.php?searchMethod=term&searchTerm=590+X+15
>>> ...
>>>       
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>> '52 A90
>>> '53 BN1
>>> '64 BJ8
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Ray Carbone <racarbon at optonline.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hi Alan,
>>>>
>>>> Forgot to mention, I am running 72 spoke Chromes.  Thanks for the
>>>> question.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ray
>>>>
>>>>         
>> *******************************************************************
>> Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net
>>
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>> Henry Ford
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