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When I make a mistake, I'm not afraid to admit it. And, when I
started this thread, I made a HUGE one. So I'm admitting that now
and apologizing for any confusion I may have caused.<br>
<br>
I said that my car had 165/70R12 tires on it. That's what I had
written down in my little notebook of things that I need to do or
want to do to the little car. But I hadn't really taken a close
look at the car in about a month because it's been too blasted hot
-- at least a dozen days this month where the temperature has been
at or above 100F.<br>
<br>
Now that fall is here, temperatures have dropped a little bit. So,
this morning, I retrieved Li'l Red from the self-storage facility
where I keep her and took her out for a spin to shake loose the
cobwebs. Then I brought her home to do some odds and ends that I'd
been puting off. First thing I did was take a close look at the
tires and, wouldn't you know it, they're 165/60s -- not 165/70s.<br>
<br>
So, again, I apologize for the confusion and I thank all of you for
your input. It did make for some very interesting discussion!!!<br>
<br>
John<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/16/2019 8:11 PM, Brett Nicholson
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<div dir="ltr">Hi John,
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<div>That's strange! Are you sure of that size? If they have a
radical deep dish offset it may help. Perhaps someone has
ground back the bracket as well. If that size is on there
now, no reason not to use it again!</div>
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<div>My trailer has 155/70R12 tyres on alloys and the tyres
won't fit the back of our standard Mk1 Austin. </div>
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<div>Aussie Mokes from late 1968 to 1982 have longer rear
trailing arms to allow 13 inch wheels and 175R13 tyres to be
fitted. When bolted up to a Mini it pushes the wheel centre
back three or four inches, so it would be very obvious if they
have been fitted to your Mini! <br>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div>Brett Nicholson (bnicho)<br>
Greendale, Victoria, Australia.<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 11:00
AM John Lieberman <<a
href="mailto:jlieberman37@comcast.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">jlieberman37@comcast.net</a>>
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<div> 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="gmail-m_305689096128737512moz-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"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">T.A.J.M.vdnBogaard@uvt.nl</a>>
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rgb(204,204,204);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>
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FWIW,<br>
Theo van den Bogaard<br>
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<a href="https://tiresize.com/calculator/"
rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://tiresize.com/calculator/</a><br>
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>
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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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