[Tigers] 15" wheels?

[Joe Brown]

I have the 15" LAT70 wheels from Sunbeam Specialties with 205/50 Dunlop
tires.  I will probably try to go a little narrower the next time I buy
tires.
[image: Tiger.jpg]

Have Fun,
Joe Brown

On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 11:14 AM Jay via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> As I’m sure many know, 13” tires are getting harder and harder to come
> by.  In fact, the specific 13” tires that I prefer for my Alpine with wire
> wheels is absolutely no longer available except from Coker at $250 a tire
> or racing Dunlops at $320 a tire.  Before I decide to spend $1,250 on tires
> for my Alpine, I’m thinking of alternatives.
>
> (1) Buy racing Dunlop tires - why the heck not?
> (2) Get MGB 14” wire wheels, which opens up tire selection a little bit.
> (3) Get TR3 or TR4 15” wire wheels, which opens up the tire selection a
> lot.
>
> The Tiger/Alpine was designed for 14” wheels.  So those looks great.  But
> I’m worried that 15” wire wheels will look silly.  Anyone have pictures of
> Tigers with 15”, and can indicate what tires are on them?  I know it’s a
> totally different look with a mag wheel.  But I want to get a sense of how
> low profile the tires would be.  I’m hoping to keep the overall diameter at
> 23-24”.
>
>
>
> In case anyone cares, the MGB wire wheel hub does not match the Alpine
> one.  The TR hub does match.  The MGB hub is the same all around, except in
> the length.  So instead of getting 6 rotations of the knock off (for 6
> threads) to tighten on the wheel, an MGB wheel on an Alpine gets 4
> rotations of the knock off, for 4 threads.  There are a number of Alpine
> owners running this way and say they have never had a problem.  I’m not
> confident in that as a legitimate conclusion to rely on.
>
>
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