[Healeys] 100-4 Tires

[richard mayor]

Why take a chance running them without tubes?  Michelin says to use tubes.
I got the tubes from Johnstone along with the tires. It was not a big
expense.  And, I am using them on Minilites.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 6:37 AM Skip Saunders via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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:
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Nevertheless, I love the ride and recommend them
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Begani  BJ8
>>
>>
>>
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