Ashford, I guess I'm curious why you want 16" vs. 15". On my 4A I went with
the 6" wide x 15" Panasports and 205/60 R15 Bridgestone RE71 Potenza's and
could not be happier. Of course I replaced some old 165 - 15 Michelins on
wire wheels so it didn't take much to improve things.
The tires are very close to original rolling circumference. With your
original tires being 185's you'd need to consult with the Tire Rack and see
what they say about a comparable size in a 60 series tire. For what it's
worth the Tire Rack was excellent to deal with. Using the 60 series tires
allows you more performance choices too. Bridgestone doesn't make my
particular tire anymore so I've been told, haven't checked myself. I believe
the ride is improved and certainly the vibrations are pretty much all gone
too. I love the improvement in cornering too. It's funny how you get used to
something and don't realize it till it's gone. True of many things in life I
suppose.
JVV
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Ashford Little II" <ralittle2@mindspring.com>
To: "Triumphs@autox. Net" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>; "6-Pack"
<6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:14 PM
Subject: Tire poll
> Good afternoon everyone, I hope the warm breezes are starting to blow your
> way. OK, here's the question, I am contemplating an upgrade of both tires
> and wheels. IF, I choose now to upgrade my wheels, I began to wonder
> exactly what the different levels of tire would do to the ride on a 34
year
> old car. I would be moving from the stock steel (aka out of round) wheels
> to 16" Panasports. With these wheels I would go with either a 215/60/16
or
> a 215/65/16. Both of these sizes are pretty close to the same rolling
> radius, but the 65 series tires are not available in a more performance
> oriented radial.
>
>
>
> I've got a good friend in our local club who has the 65 series tires, and
> they fill out the wheel well nicely. But if I went to 60 series tires,
then
> I could get a more aggressive patch of rubber. I'm no racer, but I might
> take the car to the track on rare occasions. However, I don't want a
> bone-jarring ride either. So with that in mind, I'd like to hear from
> people with more aggressive rubber on their street cars. My car does have
> the suspension warmed over a bit, and none of these cars ride like a
Camry,
> but is something like a Dunlop Sport A2 or Yokohama AVS db S2 overkill?
And
> what about brands? Michelins are nice, but pricey. Dunlops? Yokohamas?
>
>
>
> Bob, your race car doesn't count, but the video from the cockpit was
really
> cool.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
>
> R. Ashford Little II
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