[Healeys] 100-4 Tires

[Skip Saunders]

Are all you folk with the XAS tires using inner tubes?   Or can those tires
be run tubeless?  I was wondering about how those tires would work out on
mini-lites?
Thanks
-skip- "Gladys - BJ8"

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 8:46 AM <rfbegani at gmail.com> wrote:

> Simon:
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>
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> I bought the Michelin  XAS 180R15 from Longstone and installed them on my
> 67 BJ8 for the same reason that my 165 tires were old not worn. They fill
> up the wheel wells very nicely and hold the pavement. The ride is great.  I
> improved the ride removing 90%+ of the 50-65 mph shake by have them shaved
> so the tire is truly round and rubber meets the pavement flat.  First time
> in 30 years of owning a Healey I have a smooth ride and can go over 50 mph
> when my wife is with me.  Finding a tire shop who has a machine to shave
> the tires is difficult.
>
>
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> The only flaw in them is my right rear tire rubs the dog leg flange when I
> make a hard turn to the left.  Searched the archives and found 3 other big
> Healey listeners over the past 20 year who reported the same problem on the
> same wheel.  So either it is a situation whereby it affects only a few cars
> which maybe have right rear fenders with a smaller opening from the factory
> or my restorer used a different flange to fix the rusted dog leg.  Who
> knows.  Yes, I checked the dimensions and the flange is slightly longer
> from the door jam.
>
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> Nevertheless, I love the ride and recommend them
>
>
>
> Bob Begani  BJ8
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