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Re: Tires for midget...Help

To: Kazuya Horibe <midget@megumi.system.nitech.ac.jp>
Subject: Re: Tires for midget...Help
From: "U. Goettsch" <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 09:30:14 -0700 (PDT)
On Thu, 2 May 1996, Kazuya Horibe wrote:
> Your opinion is very interesting.
> That may be so ,but I'm afraid that 185/60-13 tires touch with the body.
> Can I have your opinion of it?

You have to be careful here. I think Michael has a round-wheelarch Midget,
since it is a '74. You can put pretty much any tire on that unless it rubs
on the inside (then you can go with wheel spacers). A 1500 has square
arches, and there isn't very much space in the wheelwell. I have tried to
find out what rim/tires combinations will fit the square rear, but didn't
get much response from the list at the time.
Specifically I had wondered if a 5" or 5.5" ich rim (Panasport,
Revolution, Torque Thrust D) would fit with 165/70 or better 185/60.
I would also be interested in having the stoch (early style) steel wheels
widened. Any opinions?

Ulix (145-13 looks very classic !)

>
> I've a midget 1500 with Rostyle wheels.
> I choiced Dunlop 155/80-13 (it named 'DONUTS(Doughnuts)' in japan).
>
> Huum,I want to try 185/60-13 or 165/70-13 next time.
>
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