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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