I have been very pleased with 165/70
The rolling radius of these is very close to original and they fit
without any poblems of rubbing ob the wheel arches (square rear
arches)
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "Tommy Regan" <tommy_regan at yahoo.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 01 October 2000 21:30
Subject: Tire Size Question
> Hey y'all,
>
> I'm in pretty dire need of tires for the Midget. My brother had put
> some 155/80 Pirellis on there some time ago, but is that the
original
> size or is it 145/80 (or something else)?
>
> The wheels are the stock 13x4.5 wires. I'm assuming they're 4.5's,
but
> I'm not 100% sure. What I'm looking for are recommendations on
brands
> and sizes that'll work well on these wheels. I don't want an all
> season, if possible, and rain performance isn't critical. I'd
prefer a
> performance tire of some sort. Also, I'd like as wide a tire as I
can
> reasonably put on these wheels. I'm thinking a 165 would likely be
the
> limit? But, would a 175/70-13 work okay or is too much? According
to
> Yokohama, a 4.5" wheel is the lower limit for a 175/70.
>
> I don't mind going with a _marginally_ taller tire since the car's
> geared so steeply, but it's rather difficult to do the calculations
> when I don't know the orignal tire size. ;-) Oh yeah, I plan on
> lowering the car about an inch or so, if that makes much difference.
>
> And, yes, I checked the archives before posting, but didn't find
what I
> was looking for. :-)
>
> Thanks,
> Tommy
>
>
> =====
> Tommy Regan
> '85 CP Camaro #95
> '70 MG Midget
> '95 GMC C1500
> http://austin-f-body.wolfeden.org/members/regan/
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