mh,,, 15" wheels, 185/65, a little contact, but wheel arch lips have been
releived, DPO!!!! mind you with a V8 up front the bigger tyres help, last
ones were 195/60's
Derek
74b
----- Original Message -----
From: Ross MacPherson <arm@bc.sympatico.ca>
To: <H4aardvrk@aol.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 5:11 AM
Subject: Re: Original or modern tires; was tire size
>At 06:52 PM 3/16/99 EST, you wrote:
>>Hans,
>> I don't want to break bubbles, but the standard size tyre fitted was
the
>>165 r 14..in fact, i am wondering how those 185 sr tyres even fit on the
rear
>>of a GT..I have a 1974 GT and I tried 185x70 14 tyres...I could not stuff
them
>>between the rear fender area..no way..
>>but..life goes on.
>
>Speaking of breaking bubbles....
>
>. My GT is sitting on 185/70/14 Pirreli P-3's right now. Granted, it
>hasn't moved under its own power for a while (and probably won't for a
while
>yet) but when it did it was like it was on rails and the tires NEVER
rubbed.
>What wheels did you use?
>
>Ross MacPherson
>TC-3528 , `66 BGT, NEMGT - #11849
>Surrey, BC, Canada
>
>
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