Have you all tried Coker tire?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Schooler" <schooler@erols.com>
To: <Editorgary@aol.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: "Where the Rubber Meets the Road"
> Gary et al,
>
> I gotta chime in here. I suspect you're gonna get hammered on this
one, Gary.
> For MGB wire wheel guys, the original 165SR14s are really hard to
find. I know
> of only one manufacturer who is currently making the tire at a
reasonable price
> - Vredestein. (Where the heck do you buy those, anyway?) Avon used
to make one
> and I purchased a 5-tire set of them from one of your advertisers.
Please
> correct me if I am mistaken. Had a hell of a lot easier time
finding the right
> tires for an MGA which uses the 15 in wheel. The 165SR15 Dunlop SP
20(?) is a
> standard size for older VWs.
>
> Some folks say you can stuff a 185/70R14 on a wire wheel rim, but I
and the tire
> manufacturers think that's pushing it. For the Rostyle wheel, which
has a wider
> rim, there doesn't seem to be as much of a supply problem.
>
> But I do think we're sort of missing the original point here -
didn't someone
> ask whether 10 year old tires were okay to use? I do think the
article fairly
> dealt with that safety issue.
>
> Bill
>
> Editorgary@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 10/10/00 10:14:53 AM,
jesserobinson2@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > <<
> > I know the editor is out there, I'm not knocking the magazine. In
fact, I
> > loved it. I will continue to buy it, but what happened? Sounds
like you
> > where promoting the four suppliers who pay to advertise in your
magazine
> > rather than help out the guy who would like to just buy some tires
for his
> > non-show/racing car. >>
> >
> > Sorry to disappoint you regarding the coverage on the MGBs. The
article
> > certainly was based on the interviews I did with the specialists
who supply
> > tires to most of the vintage car market (wasn't intended to be
promotional,
> > but they're the ones who make a business of supplying the market
and deserve
> > credit for what they do). Their comments, boiled down, were that
they don't
> > worry much about MGBs since there are so many very inexpensive
tires on the
> > market -- The Tire Rack, and so forth -- from which appropriate
tires can be
> > purchased to fit the original wheels. Assume that you mean by
> > "non-show/racing" that you're not excessively worried about
appearance or
> > performance so you're in a good position.
> >
> > For any of you MGB specialists out there, is there any reason
Jesse couldn't
> > just drive over to his local big-box tire supplier and buy a set
of 14-inch
> > radials (165, 175, or 185 x 70 or 60) and have them mounted on his
MGB?
> >
> > I'll look forward to any additional info, and will be happy to
publish it in
> > the next issue. Didn't want to give you MGB drivers short rations
but it
> > seemed to me you were in a pretty enviable position relative to
the guys who
> > still have to try to find 15-inch or 16-inch tires for their
vintage
> > machinery.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Gary Anderson
> > Editor, British Car Magazine
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