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Re: [Healeys] Fw: BJ8 Wheels and Tire Sizes? Final....

To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>, Dallas Congleton
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: BJ8 Wheels and Tire Sizes? Final....
From: Robert Blair <rnbmail@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:17:16 -0700 (PDT)
Hi, I looked at the site and the bfg web site and no pics or specs there
either - not very encouraging.

   Robert N. Blair  65 Yellow BJ8  rnbmail@yahoo.com
   



--- On Mon, 7/14/08, Dallas Congleton <dcongleton@embarqmail.com> wrote:

> From: Dallas Congleton <dcongleton@embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: BJ8 Wheels and Tire Sizes?  Final....
> To: rnbmail@yahoo.com, "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 6:32 PM
> "As far as I am aware, 175 are not available in US -
> are they?"
>
> Robert,  175/80R15 blackwall radials listed as BFG, is
> available from Coker
> Tire Company. I have been looking for this size and found
> these, but have
> not had any feedback from anyone using them. They are so
> inexpensive I have
> been leery of them.
>
> Maybe someone on the list has tried them and will give an
> appraisal.?
>
>
http://store.coker.com/search.php?mode=search&by_title=Y&by_shortdescr=Y&by_f
ulldescr=Y&substring=175/80R15
>
> Dallas
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Blair" <rnbmail@yahoo.com>
> To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 2:57 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] Fw: BJ8 Wheels and Tire Sizes? Final....
>
>
> > Hi Listers, Thanks for all the inputs on size et al.
> >
> > Seems like the best choice for the BJ8 is 5 inch rims
> with 185/70x15
> > tires.
> >
> > Does anyone have any tire vendor recomendations other
> than Vredestein that
> > makes a tire in this size????
>   Best, Robert N. Blair  65 Yellow BJ8  rnbmail@yahoo.com
>
>
> > --- On Sat, 7/12/08, Robert Blair
> <rnbmail@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Robert Blair <rnbmail@yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: BJ* Wheels and Tire Sizes?
> >> To: "Healey List"
> <healeys@autox.team.net>
> >> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7:43 AM
> >> Hi listers,
> >>
> >> Time has arrived to make a wheel and tire size
> decision.
> >> Choices seem to be 1)  std 4.5 or wider 5.0 inch
> wheels,
> >> and 2) 165 or 185 tires.  As far as I am aware,
> 175 are not
> >> available in US - are they?
> >>
> >> So it is either:  1) 165 on 4.5, 2) 185 on 4.5, 3)
> 165 on
> >> 5.0, 185 on 5.0.
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