After considering the alternatives (crappy, old-technology, hard-to-find
tires in the original size, or too-wide, too-low modern tires), I arrived at
the same conclusion. I went with a Sumitomo HTR200, a high-performance
summer tire, which I have to say is by far the grippiest tire I have ever
had on the car. 185 is definitely too wide for 4.5" wire wheels.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 6/5/10 2:57 PM, Peter Schauss at rpschauss@gmail.com wrote:
> I put new tires on my MGB today. After searching the archives I concluded
> that I should buy 175-70 R14's (Michelin) to replace the 185-70 R14's which
> I bought nine years ago. The 175's look much better on the car and, based
> on a short test drive, seem to make the car feel a bit more stable at speed.
>
> Hope others will find this helpful.
>
> Peter Schauss
> 1980 MGB
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