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Re: 175 70s Fit.

To: derf <derfman@eatel.net>, "spridgets@autox.team.net" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: 175 70s Fit.
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 09:29:44 -0700
Derf -

Amen to hand mounting.  I've saved the big bucks paint jobs by mounting the 
tires by hand from the rear so any chips can be touched up and not show.  I 
also put the balance weights on the inside rims.

Clay L.
'67Sprite

At 10:11 PM 7/29/01 -0500, derf wrote:
>Hi,
>I mounted (by hand) a new set of 175 70 13s on the wire-wheeled '72
>Midget.  About $160 from Sam's.  They fit and look nice.  They are a
>little shorter than the 155 80s but wider in the tread.  Now the tread
>spans about the same width as the rim.  I mounted them myself(with much
>help from a friend) by hand because after cleaning and prepping the
>wires  for painting, I realized how easily they could be damaged by
>knuckle-heads with power tools.
>
>Also, while prepping the sand-blasted wheels for painting, I noticed one
>odd-ball wheel.  It is a Firestone 13 by 4.5".  The other five were
>Dunlop (I think) 13 by 4s.  So, I have a 13 by 4.5" Firestone wire wheel
>that was blasted and painted bright silver and clear coated that I don't
>need.  If anyone needs such a thing, email me off list.
>Cheers,
>Derf



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