[JAGNUTS] Tires for my 1979 MGB

[M.E. & E.A. Driver]

Andrew

Are you running 165R70-14?

Kind regards
Ed


Andrew Martens wrote:
> Dan
> What was the orig tire size on the 1979? For CBBs, on the std tire
> calculator, 185 R70-14 gives the same circumference as the orig 165-14s
> which had an 80 aspect ratio. That's what I put on mine last time -they are
> plenty wide enough. Occasionally, 195s are put on, but the aspect ratio
> should be dropped to keep the speedo reading correct.
> 
> here are a couple of calculators, you can bookmark to play with the numbers.
> One is more detailed, but you can leave fields like offset blank if you
> like.
> 
> http://www.geocities.com/xtremephoenix/tire.htm
> 
> http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html
> 
> Andrew
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Kirby" <dankirby@sasktel.net>
> To: "Jagnuts" <jagnuts@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 8:11 PM
> Subject: [JAGNUTS] Tires for my 1979 MGB
> 
> 
> 
>>I'm looking at replacing the tires on my MGB. I currently have 185 75R 14
> 
> on it now and I know that they are not the right size (too tall). I am
> currently looking at a set of 195 60R 14 which will improve the handling
> quite a bit, but I don't know if they will fit. Has anyone had any
> experience with this and is willing to share with me?
> 
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Dan Kirby
>>Lumsden.
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