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<DIV>Rob;</DIV>
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<DIV>Here in Nova Scotia we have three Michelin plants that crank out a lot of
car and truck tires for the Canadian and U.S. market. One of the plants made a
variety of 15” tires, and it was closed last year due to the shrinking market
for this size tire, costing hundreds of jobs. So that seems to be the trend, if
not the complete end of 15” tires.</DIV>
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<DIV>However, for your reasons, I switched to 15/5.5” wheels on the front and
15x6” wheels on the rear. For tires I have on the front 185-55 R15’s and on the
rear 205-55 R15’s. These fit easily into both wheel wells without having
to modify the fender lips.</DIV>
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tire/wheel combinations dramatically alter the way the car handles. With
Goodyear Eagles on 13” wheels the car was very loose and easy to control rear
wheel drifts with the throttle; not so with the 15” low profile radials. They
require a whole lot more throttle and higher road speeds to get that level of
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larger consideration is the much stiffer ride. The original tube type high
side-wall tires contributed to a much more confortable ride, and a lot fewer
rattles and squeaks! The low profiles which must be run at higher pressures
stiffen the ride and transfer rough road surfaces directly to your butt and
promotes rattles you never heard before to appear.</DIV></DIV>
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you are going autocrossing, racing, and/or mostly riding solo w/o a significant
other, I would try to stay with the original wheels and tires until they become
impossible to purchase. They make for a much nicer, quieter, smoother, albeit
less capable cornering, car.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">Robert Hogan via Tigers</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 22, 2015 3:26 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] No, not a dipstick comment,new subject - Tiger
Street Tires</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The unavailability of any wide and low profile 13” street
tires compels searching for 15 & 16” tire and wheel combinations.
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<P class=MsoNormal>The tire calculator at <A
href="http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.do">http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.do</A>
compares existing to preferred tire sizes.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Was the original 5.90 x 13 Tiger tire size an 80 or greater
profile? The 1972 Workshop manual isn’t that specific except to specify a
11.5” rolling radius.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The calculator shows a 5.90 (150 mm) when input as a 155-80
R13 at 22.76” overall diameter, 71.51” circumference and doing 886 revs per mile
which suggests using a 225-45 R15 as a very closely comparative
replacement.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have information on whether 15 inch tires will
become as hard to find as wider than 185 sections for 13” tires are
now?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Are 16” or larger diameter wheels and tires a better
alternative or widely in use on others’ Tigers?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Rob<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>B382001560 restoration in process<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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