[Healeys] Michelin 180/ R15 XAS tires Fill up the wheel well too much and rub on late 67 BJ8

[Michael Oritt]

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I use 30m psi all around on the 180-15 XAS's on my BN1.  I have no
clearance issues on wheel openings and in view of what others have
experienced I guess I should count myself lucky.

Best--Michael Oritt

Best--Michael Oritt

On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 6:49 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I use 30m psi all around on my XAS's.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 3:24 AM Robert Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Richard,
>>
>>
>>
>> My friend the machinist, rigger, etc. came over this morning to help me
>> measure the centering of the differential/axel and found everything within
>> 1/8th of an inch. In addition, we inspected the bushings on the radius
>> arm,  which controls the fore and aft motion of the axel (the Panhard
>> controls the side to side motion),  and everything else. All are solid.
>>   Eventhough the radius arm bolts sticking out into the wheels are not
>> rubbing the tires, I will cut of the heads of the bolts and glue a
>> plastic/rubber cap over them.  The only rubbing is the edge of the dogleg
>> on the right hand side, so I will be careful not to make hard left turns
>> until I discuss rolling the edge of the dogleg with a body repair expert.
>> There are a few items that need touching up and paint on the body 30 years
>> after the on frame restoration.
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition, I was questioning the tire pressure and asked long stone
>> tyres in the U.K. where I bought the tires   there response: In terms of
>> pressure, I think you are in the ball park with 30psi, I would have no
>> problem with you going up a bit from there but wouldn’t recommend any more
>> than 36-38.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regarding the rubbing, It is an issue we come across from time to time as
>> all these cars are virtually hand built and many have had work done over
>> the years, I don’t know them well enough but is possible to adjust where
>> the axle sits, ie move it slightly to the other side?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I found the right rear tire was actually only 28 psi so I will increase
>> the pressure to 32 Psi on all wheels and drive the car for another hundred
>> miles or more to see what happens.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks to everyone for your comments.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>> *From:* richard mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 20, 2020 11:32 AM
>> *To:* Robert Begani <rfbegani at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Michelin 180/ R15 XAS tires Fill up the wheel
>> well too much and rub on late 67 BJ8
>>
>>
>>
>> The panhard bar is there to keep the rear axle centered  when cornering.
>> Check your panhard bar bushings. I put the Michelin 180 XAS tires on my BT7
>> last Spring and I drove it all summer with no rubbing. Even entered the All
>> British Field Meet autocross at PIR in September. Drove the car really hard
>> and took first place. No rubbing.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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