[Tigers] Tiger tires

[Owain Lloyd]

Ford escorts ran/run 13 inch as wide as 8 or 9 inch and always did.  With a
cosworth BDA/BDG they need wide tires on tarmac.  It's pretty much the only
historic rally car that can keep pace with modern cars and they can beat
single seaters on hillclimbs.

13 inch gives them phenomenal acceleration with a rear end ratio of over
5:1.

On Saturday, June 22, 2013, wrote:

> Tom,
> You will probably find slim pickings if you look for 13" wheels to  handle
> wider tires too.  Maybe the thinking is that people who run 13"  wheels are
> looking for something close to the original look.  When 13"  wheel were
> popular I don't remember a whole lot of wide tires.  For the  Tiger and
> others
> it was the tall and narrow look that was used. Hey, who wanted  handling?
> People wanted speed.
> Mark L
>
>
> In a message dated 6/22/2013 6:57:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> atwittsend at verizon.net <javascript:;> writes:
>
> Well...,  it depends on the tire size desired.  While there were a lot of
> different tires when you go to the drop down menu most are the 155 thru
> 175-70-13".  Excluding the "track" tires only the Nexen offered a  tire
> with
> a 60 aspect ratio and the largest 185  width.
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 2:35  PM
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger tires
>
>
> > Wow !!! 13 inchers do  seem to be available.
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/22/2013  4:24:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > AAAGLASSS at aol.com <javascript:;>  writes:
> >
> >  http://www.carid.com/tires/13-inch/
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