165's look too small. 185's look too fat. My 175 Michelins look just
right!
Best--Michael Oritt
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On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 6:24 AM, Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote:
> Robert
>
> The 185's are just fatter. They don't fill up the wheel arches heightwise,
> that all depends on the tire profile. Obviously any kind of modern tyre
> should be avoided because the profile is too low.
>
> The original tyres were skinny, but they had a high profile and so from a
> side view they filled out the arches. BJ8 Phase II being the exception as
> the rear arches were always too high even for the original tyres.
>
> Derek
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Robert Blair <rnbmail at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > No, you are not reading it correctly - or, it is just one of your cutie
> > comments ...
> >
> > I am saying that with 185x15 the car looks more like the factory
> 'original'
> > non metric size, and, looks better design wise - in terms of filling the
> > wheel
> > well - as intended. The 165x15 is a poor compromise for the original
> size
> > in
> > my opinion - just too 'skinney'.
> > Robert N. Blair Yellow 65BJ8 RNBmail at yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Wed, 1/12/11, Shop at " Just Brits " <shop at justbrits.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Shop at " Just Brits " <shop at justbrits.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tire Sizes
> > > To: "healeylist" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> > > Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011, 8:02 PM
> > > << 3. the 165 indeed leave too
> > > much gap over the tire and make
> > > the car look 'under tired'. >>
> > >
> > > So you guys are sayin that ya did NOT like the "look" of
> > > the car
> > > so you never wanted one ?!?!?
> > >
> > > Then why DO you have one [or more] ??
> > >
> > > All I have ever had on 'Hortense' IS 165s. <G>
> > > She looks damned fine to me <VBG> !!!!!
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