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Re: 175/60HR13

To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: 175/60HR13
From: spriteguy@juno.com (Matthew P Johnson)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 08:52:31 -0500
References: <51D0DFC32994D1118C7C00104B22E3FDA81964@b2exch02.readrite.com>
Reply-to: spriteguy@juno.com (Matthew P Johnson)
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Drew,
My Sprite has square rear wheel arches.   Also, the front the tires come
right to the edge of the fender well.  In other words if the wheel is at
full bump the tire could potentially rub the fender lip.  I have had this
happen with a different set of tires with a larger diameter than the
Yokohama 175s and stock springs.  The result was the lip lost a little
paint, no other damage.  If it is a concern you may want to check the
height of you bump stops before taking the plunge with bigger tires.

Matt

On Thu, 5 Nov 1998 18:00:29 -0800  Andrew Griffith
<Andrew.Griffith@ReadRite.com> writes:
>Matt,
>Does your Sprite have RWA or Square? 
>
>-Drew '62MKII Sprite
>
>       -----Original Message-----
>       From:   spriteguy@juno.com [SMTP:spriteguy@juno.com]
>       Sent:   Thursday, November 05, 1998 4:55 PM
>       To:     spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>       Subject:        Re: 175/60HR13
>
>       I am running Yokohama A032R 175-60/13 on my square arch car.  
>The
>tires
>       are mounted on 13x5" rims.  These tires are great.  I 
>installed a
>panhard
>       rod so that I wouldn't rub when carrying a passenger or when 
>I'm
>       autocrossing.  They fit with about 3/8" - 1/2" to spare on 
>both side
>of
>       the tire.
>
>       Matt
>
>
>       On Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:18:16 -0800 "Larry and Sandi Miller"
>       <millerls@email.msn.com> writes:
>       >Anybody out there ever ran a 175/60 on a Spridget? The 
>diameter is 
>       >slightly
>       >less than a "sorta stock" 155/70. So far I've only found two,
>Yokohama 
>       >A032R
>       >for $117 each and a Falken for $48 each.
>       >
>       >Larry Miller (bugiiis@yahoo.com or millerls@msn.com)
>       >59 Bugeye (Being Prepared as a body+ transplant for BUGIIIS)
>       >59 Bugeye "BUGIIIS" (Getting ready to undergo a body 
>transplant)
>       >78 911 SC (Faster than a Bugeye but not as much fun)
>       >Home Page http://members.xoom.com/bugiiis
>       >
>       >
>       >
>       >
>


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