----- Original Message -----
From "Mike & Kerry Gigante" <mikeg at vicnet.net.au>
To: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>; "Bill L"
<pythias@pacifier.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: tires?
> OK, I hope you have read my earlier message about the Hoosiers.
>
> Having said that, yes they are listed as 185/60 but they are the same width as
> other manufacturer's 175/60 and are are smaller diameter. It would be more
> accurate to list them as 175/50.
>
> On panasport (13x5"), they will fit under the guards of a square wheel arch
>car
> provided you haven't lowered it too much. They will rub a little on heavy
> cornering, but probably won't cause too much grief.
>
> If they do rub too much, you'll have to pump out the guards (a bottle jack and
> a piece of 4x2!). Rolling the lip is insufficient - look up into the wheel
>well and
> you'll see that the inner guard in narrower that the lip approx 1/2" or so up
>from
> the lip and continues to get narrower...
>
> A panhard rod will also be your friend, *especially* with sticky tires...
>
> Check out http://home.vicnet.net.au/~mikeg/cars/panhard.htm -- those are
>hoosier
> tyres on 5" Panasports. Not how much the axle movement is!
>
> Note that that car has a narrower wire-wheel banjo...
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
> To: "Bill L" <pythias@pacifier.com>; "Gerard Chateauvieux"
><pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re[2]: tires?
>
>
> > OK Bill,
> >
> > Here are the details:
> >
> > Hoosier Street TD - P18560D13
> > Treadware 0
> > Traction C
> > Temperature C
> >
> > These are on a Bugeye, mounted on Panasport 8 spoke alloys, probably 5.5"
> > wide. I don't think you can gat away with this wide a tire on the '66 with
> > the square arch unless you "roll" the fender lip a bit. you can find lots
> > of picture of how this tire profile looks on my web site.
> >
> > Gerard
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