[Healeys] 100-4 Tires

[gradea1 at charter.net]

Here is the factory original 590-15 Dunlop Road Speed mounted on the
standard 48 spoke rim. This is an early car and it has the "big"
fenders and the "A" springs, so the clearance is tighter than the
later cars. They do fit and have not seen any scrubbing, but try to
put your hand in to roll the car and watch out for pinching! I have to
carefully roll it from the rear tires.
Also, here is picture of the Michelin 165SR 15 radials mounted on the
stock 60 spoke wheels on my BJ8 which, by the way originally, when
new, likewise came with Dunlop 590-15 bias tires. I still have the
spare. 
As a driving set for the 100, I bought Michelin165-15 to use on tours,
but due to the covid have not tried them out. They will have good
clearance as they are much shorter than the 590s. The bias tires are a
bit scary and unless you use tire guards under them when storing the
car, they run with a flat spot for about 5 miles. Hank

	-----------------------------------------From: "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE
via Healeys" 
To: "Bob Spidell", "healeys at autox.team.net"
Cc: 
Sent: Friday September 18 2020 12:18:08PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-4 Tires

   I have Vredestein Sprint Classic 175-70 R15s on mine and I think
they look too short. If I were to do it again I would go for
Vredestein's 165 HR 15s They are 80 series and notably taller than the
175-70s. I got mine from Vulcan Tire and the price was right. I tried
larger tires and always had clearance issues.  
   Bill Lawrence  BN1 #554  
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 FROM: Healeys  on behalf of Bob Spidell 
 SENT: Friday, September 18, 2020 2:47 PM
 TO: healeys at autox.team.net 
 SUBJECT: Re: [Healeys] 100-4 Tires    Depends on the rims. I believe
original rims for a 100 are 4 inches wide (with 48 spokes); if you
look at tire guides the largest tire recommended for that size rim, in
a radial, is a 165/70-15. A larger tire on a 48-spoke wheel would
probably break spokes (when I put 185/70 tires on my BJ8 with 60-spoke
wheels I broke several spokes). When I bought tires for my BN2, there
were very few options in that size--actually, only one because it
doesn't get driven all that much and I didn't want to break the
bank--which Walmart special ordered for me. They are Nexen brand, made
in S. Korea. I think they look good, handle well and were about $60/ea
at the time (see attached).

 A few days ago I pulled the wheels to top up the shocks and
discovered the spines are worn on both the wheels and the hubs (I'm a
little disappointed in myself for not catching that, but we were deep
in a restoration and trying to get it back on the road). Looks like a
new set of hubs and wheels is in my future; I'm debating going with
4.5" rims with 175/80s. I'll give Allan Hendrix a call when it's time.

 Bob

 On 9/18/2020 6:08 AM, Charles Schott via Healeys wrote:
    Can anyone recommend a correct looking tire for the 100-4? The guy
I'm restoring the BN2 for can get a substantial discount at Coker, so
tires they sell would be preferable. Thanks. 
  Regards, 
  Charlie   

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