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Subject: [Mgs] Tires
From: Michael MacLean via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:06:24 +0000 (UTC)
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Well, I screwed up.=C2=A0 Reading the MG Experience forums I bought Douglas=
 tires at a great price.=C2=A0 Taking off the old tires tonight I found the=
y were Dunlop SP-20s made in 1999.=C2=A0 Wow!=C2=A0 The size on the tire wa=
s 165R15.=C2=A0 Without looking and going by the recommendation of the MG E=
xperience web site I bought 14 inch tires.=C2=A0 Crap.=C2=A0 Now I have to =
try to take them back.=C2=A0 They have not been mounted so they are still j=
ust like I got them.=C2=A0 My question is, what the heck size tire should I=
 get for a 15 inch wire wheel rim?=C2=A0 The MG Experience forum is saying =
185/70 R15 is closest, (1/4 inch smaller) but not readily available for a d=
ecent price.=C2=A0 A 185/65 R15 is the next most popular tire, but smaller =
in diameter by an inch than the Dunlops I am taking off.=C2=A0 165R15 tires=
 are 25.65 inches in diameter.=C2=A0 My head is about explode.
Mike MacLean

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ly:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" data-setdir=3D"false">Well, I screwed up.&nbsp; Reading the MG Experience=
 forums I bought Douglas tires at a great price.&nbsp; Taking off the old t=
ires tonight I found they were Dunlop SP-20s made in 1999.&nbsp; Wow!&nbsp;=
 The size on the tire was 165R15.&nbsp; Without looking and going by the re=
commendation of the MG Experience web site I bought 14 inch tires.&nbsp; Cr=
ap.&nbsp; Now I have to try to take them back.&nbsp; They have not been mou=
nted so they are still just like I got them.&nbsp; My question is, what the=
 heck size tire should I get for a 15 inch wire wheel rim?&nbsp; The MG Exp=
erience forum is saying 185/70 R15 is closest, (1/4 inch smaller) but not r=
eadily available for a decent price.&nbsp; A 185/65 R15 is the next most po=
pular tire, but smaller in diameter by an inch than the Dunlops I am taking=
 off.&nbsp; 165R15 tires are 25.65 inches in diameter.&nbsp; My head is abo=
ut explode.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacLean<br=
></div></div></body></html>
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