<div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">XAS tires are manufactured by Tigar tires, a wholly-owned subsidiary of </span><span class="gmail-highlight" style="color:rgb(65,115,148);background:none repeat-x rgb(255,235,144);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Michelin</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)"> located in Serbia: </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigar_Tyres" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(18,84,120);outline:0px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(250,250,250)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigar_Tyres</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 8:48 PM, John Spaur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-793163409674318586WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Yes, they do. They could be tubeless if the manufacture had of added continuous sealing ribs to the tire bead. It’s a small design change to the mold. BTW, I don’t think they are actually manufactured by Michelin.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">John<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Fine<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 7, 2017 6:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>>; 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE' <<a href="mailto:YNOTINK@msn.com" target="_blank">YNOTINK@msn.com</a>>; 'Bob Spidell' <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Tires<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">First, thanks to all for the input on tires. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I have Dayton wire wheels and the Michelin ZX tires I am replacing are tubeless.   Am I correct that the Michelin 180HR15 XAS require a tube?  <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ron Fine<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Harold Manifold <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Saturday, October 07, 2017 10:43 AM<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE' ; 'Bob Spidell' ; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Re: [Healeys] Tires<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Hello,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Harold</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Healeys [<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>WILLIAM B LAWRENCE<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 06, 2017 11:22 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Spidell; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Tires</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="m_-793163409674318586divtagdefaultwrapper"><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Great!. Thanks to all for the information.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bill Lawrence<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></span></div><div id="m_-793163409674318586divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys <<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>Sent:</b> Friday, October 6, 2017 1:59:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Tires</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Several people on the forum have bought from Longstone in the UK and got free shipping:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><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></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">NFI, just passing it on.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bob<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On 10/5/2017 10:38 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div id="m_-793163409674318586divtagdefaultwrapper"><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roger,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Michelin XAS 180-15 looks very good to me. Is there a US supplier?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bill Lawrence<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">BN1 #554<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></span></div><div id="m_-793163409674318586divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys <a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.<wbr>team.net</a> on behalf of Roger Grace <a href="mailto:roggrace@telus.net" target="_blank">mailto:roggrace@telus.net</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:21:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ron Fine; <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Tires</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">165-15 tires are all a little smaller in diameter compared to the original 590-15 cross ply.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="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 you do have to be careful with some clearances.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">I am very happy with mine after about 4k mi<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">See also what Longstone Tires in UK says about AH tyres.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><a href="http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/austin-healey" title="http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/page/austin-healey" target="_blank">http://www.longstonetyres.co.<wbr>uk/page/austin-healey</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Ron Fine <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:16 PM<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:whitesmoke"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> [Healeys] Tires<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello list.  It has been awhile since I had a question for the group.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The only ones I can find that are close to that size are Michelin XZX 165SR15 or Vredestein 165HR15.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Opinions on these??<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Recommendations for a tire shop in Southern California that knows how to mount and balance wire wheels?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ron Fine<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">61BN7<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.<wbr>html</a><br>Suggested annual donation  $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team..net/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ronfineesq@earthlink.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/<wbr>options/healeys/ronfineesq@<wbr>earthlink..net</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><br>______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
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