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RE: Ground Clearance

To: "Max Heim" <mvheim@studiolimage.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Ground Clearance
From: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@prodigy.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:50:56 -0700
Yes, 195/60 15 some tire rub at high speeds, unless pan-hard rod installed.

Larry Hoy

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Max Heim
>Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 11:41 AM
>To: MG List
>Subject: Re: Ground Clearance
>
>
>Yeah, I have plain old 175R14s on wires on my B, and I don't see how anyone
>gets away with 60-series tires... not much ground clearance to play with. I
>was wondering if anyone is running 15-inch MGC wires with a low-profile
>tire? What size seems to work?
>
>on 3/1/01 8:26 PM, BobMGT@aol.com at BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Bill:
>> 
>> That sounds about right and I have brand new motor mounts. Yes, the
>> oil pan on the TD is the first thing to scrape when you run out of clearance.
>> My TD's oil pan bears many scars. But the TD still has loads more clearance
>> than the MGA or MGB. My B's muffler gets scraped somewhere along the line on
>> every outing I go on. It's a chrome bumper B with Michelin XGT-4 P175/65R14
>> tires. These are really nice tires but about an inch too short. I could
>> really use that extra inch on the speed bumps!
>> 
>> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>> 71 MGB   - NAMGBR #7-3336
>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.

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