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<DIV>Gary:</DIV>
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<DIV>Tri-carb: Vredestein 185 70 R 15 on Dayton 457F wheels ( 72 spoke, 5” ,
tubeless) These are the older version of the tire with the really ‘busy’
crap on the sidewall. I’ve never had an issue with the tubeless
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<DIV>BJ8: Vredestein 185 70 R 15 on Dayton 457F wheels ( 72 spoke 5” with tubes
– they were ordered tubeless but were so badly made that Alan Hendrix had to
true them, and we decided to use tubes rather than try to re-seal them. These
are the newer version of the tire and I believe are still current if you can
find them.</DIV>
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<DIV>Both were chosen as being the best alternative available at the time that
they were needed. They are not too bad, have been reliable etc. If I
were buying now, I would probably go for the Michelin 165 15 XAS – the 180 75 15
XAS is simply too ‘big’ in my opinion, doesn’t quite look right in the wheel
well. Too bad that the Michelin 175 15 is long out of production – they
were a perfect size for the big Healey – as close as you could get to the old
590 15’s.</DIV>
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<DIV>As a matter of personal preference, I have always favoured the
stronger 72 spoke wheels over the 48’s and 60’s. I don’t mind the look,
and chances are they will never need to be trued. Each to his own.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers, -- Earl</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial'; COLOR: #141100">Earl
Kagna<BR>Victoria, B.C.<BR>BJ8, BT7 tri-carb</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=editorgary@aol.com
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 14, 2017 1:54 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Another question about tires</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm currently researching an article on tires for the
Austin-Healey magazine. Would people who are not currently using the original
size tires (5.90/15 and 165/15) please tell me what tire size you are using and
on what wheel width, and why you chose not to use the original size wheels and
tires?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for the information.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>G.</FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="CLEAR: both"><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Gary
Anderson</I><BR>Los Altos, California<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT>
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