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RE: MGB tires

To: Mgs <Mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: MGB tires
From: "REICHLE, CHRISTOPHER" <CREICHLE@nsc.msmail.miami.edu>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 10:22:00 -0800 (PST)
185/70 R14's are just a smidge oversized in diameter compared to the 
original and a bit wider. I think someone calculated it to be less than 5%
No clearance problems and they handle pretty well

Chris Reichle
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From: mgs-owner
To: Mgs
Subject: MGB tires
Date: Tuesday,March 12,1996 9:43AM

Hello,

   In the early 1970's, National Lampoon magazine ran a rancorous series of
letters contrasting the advantages of Kleber V-12 tires with another brand
(Pirellis?) so at the risk of life imitating satire I mention that the new
set of Yokohama 175-70 R/14 tires on my MGB/GT helped to make my trip to the
remarkable Cape Breton more enjoyable.  Although modern sizes a bit larger
can be used, big tires tend to make an MGB heavy-handed.  It's possible that
modern tires, while easier to get than the original MGB sizes, are also more
effective.

Have fun,

Jeff and your friends at Motorhead
2811-B Old Lee Hwy
Fairfax, VA 22031
(800) 527-3140
http://www.erols.com/mtrhd

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