I have 175/70's on my Spit...it all really
boils down to how low your car is sitting
and what brand tire (overall profile shape)
Mine are 175/70's but the are kinda' roundish
rather than square footed like and eagle GT.
I also have about 1.5" from rubber to wheel arch bottom
clearance.
reasonable shots of the wheel clearance can be seen at
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit75whitey.htm
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Seeley" <DSeeley1@rochester.rr.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 8:58 PM
Subject: Dumb question#432, tires
>
> I really dislike it when someone asks a question like the
one I'm about
> to ask because it seems so basic, feel free to beat me
about the head.
>
> I've read all of the recent discussions about tire size
limitations, but
> somehow was unable to answer the following question. The
tire size on
> the '78 1500 I've just collected is 155/80/13, as far as I
can tell, the
> correct size. Being someone who is unable to leave well
enough alone,
> I'm hoping to install a set of 175/70/13's for no apparent
good reason.
> I've read that the 185 width tires usually end up rubbing,
but have seen
> no mention of the 175's. My local tire shop is more than
willing to
> mount up a set of 175/70/13's to 'see what happens', but
if it's a known
> bad idea I'd prefer to skip the waste of time. The
suspension is stock,
> most likely original. Will the 175/70/13 tire fit well or
cause
> problems on the stock steel wheels?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dale
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