Radial tires are the best thing you can do for a Morgan..The flexible side
wall adds an additional element to the suspension and DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES
the ride by taking the harsh edge off of each suspension movement. With
tires of the correct size and type the steering responsivness is also
improved. Just don't go to wide. For the street, wider is not necessarily
better. The proper size for 15 inch wheels that are 4 inches
ide( original steel wheels) is 155X 15. These are very hard to find so
settle for 165X 15. Lately we have been fitting Dunlop SP 20 radials in
this size. The work well although on some cars there is a problem fitting
them into the spare tire space as the carcass it a little wide. Perrelli
P-3s were great on a Morgan, but they are long out of production.
Regards,
Greg Solow
-----Original Message-----
From: tjsouz@epix.net <tjsouz@epix.net>
To: Jeff Webster <carfindr@tiac.net>
Cc: morgans@autox.team.net <morgans@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, March 07, 1999 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: What Tires?
>Jeff Webster wrote:
> having just acquired a 1958 ('57 year build, I think) Plus 4.
>
> do radial tires work wellon early Morgans or should I just get more
>crossplys?
>>
>Hi Jeff,
>
>The answer to your question is dependent somewhat on what size rims you
>have. A '57 +4 would be expected to have 16" steel rims. There are not
>many choices in tires for this size. A Morgan friend in NJ has found
>400mm radials that he says work well.
>
>With 15" rims there are more choices in radials. Having converted my
>'58 +4 to 15" rims and radial tires, I can say that there's a world of
>handling improvement in using radials.
>
>Regards,
>Tony Souza
>
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