[TR] Tr6 rims on a tr3a

[dave n]

+1 on tirerack.com

I have them shipped to me, then I get a local tire place to install them.  

warning:  DO NOT go to NTB to have them mounted.  they charged my wife $250 to mount 4 tires

From: Randall 
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 6:39 AM
To: 'David Templeton' 
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [TR] Tr6 rims on a tr3a

FWIW TireRack has 165/80

http://tinyurl.com/mn5ka4c

 

Bit pricey, but they also list 185/70 that should fit and work fine, in a "high performance summer" tire.  Effective diameter should be very close to original.

http://tinyurl.com/h8r8s9q

 

If that's too high, they have lots of lower performance tires in 195/65 that will most likely fit OK unless your body is significantly tweaked. (The car's body I mean.)

http://tinyurl.com/zx8hn7z

 

195/60 should be fine too, but a bit more speedo error.  (About 5%, which is only 3 mph @ 60 mph.)

 

FWIW I've dealt with TireRack many times, and always been happy with them.  You do have to watch out for S&H charges plus mounting and balancing.  The charges are not unreasonable, they just make the overall price higher than what you see on the web.

 

Best IMO to have the tires shipped directly to a local installer.

 

PS, I assume this is obvious, but JIC: Don't forget that these tires aren't going to fit in the spare tire well!  I finally bought a "compact spare" tire from a junkyard that fits with room to spare (on a TR3 rim); but if I do have a flat, it has to ride home behind the seats.

 

-- Randall 



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