[Mgs] A change to my SL500 - NMGC, NFC

[Rick Lindsay]

I believe the quote is, "All thing old are new again."

rick
--- "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk at mossmotors.com> wrote:

> Rick:
> 
> A good example.
> 
> On my TR8 since 205/60 13" tires are almost
> impossible to get anymore,
> the hot ticket is to move to 15" wheels and the
> 205/50 15" tire. 
> 
> The MGB doesn't have as much of a problem as it was
> just at the
> beginning the movement to smaller and smaller wheel
> sizes. During the
> 70s the 13" wheel became really popular, then times
> and tire technology
> changed and we are getting bigger and bigger. We are
> now up to the
> original MG TC wheel diameter.       : )
> 
> Kelvin Dodd 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 10:57 AM
> > To: Dodd, Kelvin; MGS
> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] A change to my SL500 - NMGC,
> NFC
> > 
> > My Ferrari 308GTB came with 14" wheels and
> although
> > period-correct, they are almost impossible to buy
> > quality rubber for - at least in the widths I
> need.
> > To address that issue I upgraded from the 14"
> stock
> > wheels to stock Ferrari 328 wheels, which are 16".
> > They're magnesium-aluminum alloy and are stock on
> the
> > 328s WITHOUT a change in the basic 3x8 suspension.
> > Good rubber is available in that size.
> > http://www.aubard.us/Ferrari/SideLo1.jpg
> > 
> > rick