[Tigers] Tiger tires
AAAGLASSS at aol.com
AAAGLASSS at aol.com
Sun Jun 23 16:23:28 MDT 2013
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunbeam-Alpine-Tiger-Lotus-Cortina-Super-Seven-Panas
port-13x6-wheels-/230729212431?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=i
tem35b888620f&vxp=mtr
In a message dated 6/23/2013 3:16:24 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
owain.lloyd at gmail.com writes:
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 -----
> From: <CoolVT at aol.com <javascript:;>>
> To: <AAAGLASSS at aol.com <javascript:;>>;
<tigers at autox.team.net<javascript:;>
> >
> 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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