[TR] Tires

[Rye Livingston]

I’m running 6 1/2" Panasport Wheels with 205/60R15 Goodrich Tires.  No rubbing up front and some minor rubbing at the top inside rear fender wells on the custom roll bar that is welded to the frame.  I added a 7/8” front sway bars and adjustable rear level arm shocks which I run stiffer than stock which eliminated the rubbing issues.  With that suspension and those tires, it handles really well and very level.

This photo was before the roll bar was installed, taken on the Motherlode Rally with my son behind the wheel, and shows the sway bar and the width of the tires.  I have a stock steel wheel with a 165 tire and it fits in the spare tire compartment.

Rye



> On May 8, 2022, at 1:25 PM, auprichard uprichard.net <auprichard at uprichard.net> wrote:
> 
> Depends what you mean by "best":  the car originally came with 155 x 15, but these are no longer available (as far as I know).  So most people go with 165 x 80 x 15, the only problem being that it is difficult if not impossible to fit an inflated tire this size in the spare tire compartment of a TR3.
> 
> On one of my TR3s I have 195 x 65 x 15 tires on 6" wheels and they fit the car fine.  I removed the trunk floor in order to be able to carry a similar spare - see pic.
> 
> I have heard of people going with even larger tires, but then you can get into issues with the tires rubbing on the fenders.
> 
> Just my 2 cents worth....
> 
> Andrew Uprichard
> Jackson, Micihigan
> 
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> Sent: Sunday, May 8, 2022 4:00 PM
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> What is the best tire size for TR3 ?
> Where to buy?
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> Carl
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