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Re: 60 MGA tyre clamp -- oops, open mouth, insert foot!

To: barneymg@ntsource.com
Subject: Re: 60 MGA tyre clamp -- oops, open mouth, insert foot!
From: "Simon Matthews" <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 20:27:23 PDT
Barney,

Well, before I got into my A to drive home, I *looked* at the tyres -- they 
are 185's Cannot think why I thought they were 195's.

A question, when I had a '74 MGB, the steering seemed very heavy with 185's 
-- but was OK with 165's. The 'A', however seems fine with 185's -- any idea 
why? I had a standard steering wheel on the B, so I don't think steering 
wheel diameter was an issue.

Simon


>From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@ntsource.com>
>To: "Simon Matthews" <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
>CC: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: 60 MGA tyre clamp
>Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:49:55
>
>At 10:37 AM 9/29/99 PDT, Simon Matthews wrote:
> >The tyre clamp may reach to 1" past the top of the tream on standard size
>tyres, but who runs those? I run 195's and the clamp just about runs to the
>top of the tread.
>
>That sounds about right, but, ....  I run 195 tires for autocrossing, and
>there's no way to get one of them fastened into the boot for a spare.  How
>the #$%^&* would you get a 195 tire through the small opening in the rear
>bulkhead of an MGA?  Just curious.
>
>Barney
>


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