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    That's strange, Brett, because this car has 165/70R12s on it right
    now and they don't foul in any way.  Maybe it's because of the
    offset of the wheels that they're mounted on.  I don't know what
    kind of wheels they are because they have a Union Jack decal
    covering the center cap, but they look a lot like Minilites.<br>
    <br>
    I need to get this thing up on a lift so I can get underneath it and
    take a closer look at what has and hasn't been done to the
    suspension.  I'm at least the 12th owner since this car was new in
    '81, according to the paperwork I got when I bought it, so there's
    no telling what all has been done to it by previous owners. <br>
    <br>
    JL<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/16/2019 6:56 AM, Brett Nicholson
      wrote:<br>
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      <div dir="auto">Hi,
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        <div dir="auto">165/70R12 will foul on the rear trailing arm
          bracket.  </div>
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        <div dir="auto">All that will definitely fit and clear that
          bracket is 145/70R12, 165/60R12 or 165/55R12.  </div>
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        <div dir="auto">Cheers,</div>
        <div dir="auto">Brett.</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 16 Sep. 2019, 8:43 pm
          T.A.J.M. van den Bogaard, <<a
            href="mailto:T.A.J.M.vdnBogaard@uvt.nl"
            moz-do-not-send="true">T.A.J.M.vdnBogaard@uvt.nl</a>>
          wrote:<br>
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          .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
          <br>
          I'd go for 165/60 because of experience on my old spi Cooper<br>
          That came originally with 145/70 12's;  table beneath here
          also shows there's less difference to the original in that
          choice .. apart from that I think 165/60 is better available
          here in the Netherlands ;-)<br>
          <br>
          FWIW,<br>
          Theo van den Bogaard<br>
          <br>
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          165/60 vs 70<br>
          19.8 vs 21.1 dia<br>
          3.9 vs 4.5 sidewall<br>
          62.2 vs 66.2 circum<br>
          1019 vs 957 revs/mile<br>
          <br>
          165/60<br>
          145/70<br>
          19.8 vs 20 dia<br>
          3.9 vs 4 sidewall<br>
          62.2 vs 62.8 circum<br>
          1019 vs 1009 revs/mile<br>
          <br>
          <br>
          <br>
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          Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019 3:22 AM<br>
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          Subject: [Mini] Tire sizes<br>
          <br>
          I think I know the answer to this question before I ask
          it...but...<br>
          <br>
          The '81 Mini that I imported to the US from England earlier
          this year<br>
          has 165/70R12 tires (or tyres!) on it.  One of them has a slow
          leak and<br>
          another has a split around part of the sidewall.  So I'm
          looking into<br>
          new tires all the way around.  I can get 165/70 Nankangs here
          in the US<br>
          for less than $50 per tire.  But I'd really like to go with
          165/60 Yoko<br>
          A539s.  However, to do that, I would have to import them from
          across the<br>
          pond and pay considerably more.<br>
          <br>
          If you had a choice between 165/70 and 165/60, which would you
          choose<br>
          for a street-driven car and why?!?<br>
          <br>
          JL<br>
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