<div dir="ltr"><br>Listers<br><div><br>After some research, a lot of discussion and debate I decided to go with Michelin XAS 165X15 tires versus the XAS 180X15 that Longstone Tyres recommends.</div><div><br></div><div>Longstone rocks! Free shipping.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Here are the 180X15 tires on a fellow San Diego Club Member's BN1...</div><div><img src="cid:ii_15f0528c4f6a4808" alt="Inline image 1" width="471" height="265"><br></div><div><br></div><div>And here are the 165X15 tires on my BN1...<br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_15f05194bd5bb851" alt="Inline image 1" width="471" height="266"></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Curt Arndt</div><div>Carlsbad, CA</div><div>'55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{)<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM, Mark Donaldson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank">ardmorebusiness@xtra.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy">The Michelin 1850 x 15 fits perfectly on
a 4" rim. It is not too narrow.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:navy">I've run them on my BT7 tri-carb and they
are brilliant tyres, the best I've ever run in over 40 years. The
steering is a delight . . . light and accurate.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext" lang="EN-US"> Harold Manifold
[mailto:<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>] <br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, 8 October 2017 6:44
a.m.<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE'; 'Bob
Spidell'; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue">Roger pointed me in the direction of the
Longstone Michelin 180HR15 as well and I plan to buy a set. Another benefit is
they will slightly improve ground clearance and every bit helps. However, the
minimum rim width for the 180HR15 is 4.5". I believe all of the 48 spoke
wire wheels have a width of 4" and are too narrow. Most of the 60 and 72
spoke rims are 4.5" wide or more.</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 06, 2017
11:22 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Bob Spidell;
<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Tires</span></font><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Great!. Thanks to all for the information.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Bill Lawrence<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.<wbr>net</a>> on behalf of Bob Spidell
<<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, October 6, 2017
1:59:56 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Tires</span></font>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Several
people on the forum have bought from Longstone in the <u></u><u></u>UK<u></u><u></u> and got free
shipping:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/michelin-xas" target="_blank">http://www.longstonetyres.co.<wbr>uk/page/michelin-xas</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.britishcarforum.com/bcf/showthread.php?111072-Michelin-XAS-tires-for-my-67-Austin-Healey-3000&highlight=longstone" target="_blank">http://www.britishcarforum.<wbr>com/bcf/showthread.php?111072-<wbr>Michelin-XAS-tires-for-my-67-<wbr>Austin-Healey-3000&highlight=<wbr>longstone</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NFI,
just passing it on.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Bob<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On 10/5/2017 10:38 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The Michelin XAS 180-15 looks very good to me. Is there a <u></u><u></u>US<u></u><u></u> supplier?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Bill Lawrence<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p><font size="3" color="black" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri">BN1 #554<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.<wbr>net></a>
on behalf of Roger Grace <a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank"><roggrace@telus.net></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 5, 2017
2:21:35 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Ron Fine; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Tires</span></font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">165-15 tires are all a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Maybe consider the Mich.
XAS 180-15 tires that are 3% taller and so fit better in the wheel wells, but
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">I am very happy with mine
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:16 PM<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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Tires<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">I need to replace my 12 year old Michelin ZX175R15
tires on my ‘61Austin Healey with modern tubeless wire wheels.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The only ones I can find that are close to that size
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