[JAGNUTS] Tires for my 1979 MGB

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

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Andrew Martens wrote:
> sorry for the confusing sentence structure. I have 185 R7014 now. 
> 
> Andrew
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M.E. & E.A. Driver" <edriver@sasktel.net>
> Date: Sunday, April 2, 2006 9:39 pm
> Subject: Re: [JAGNUTS] Tires for my 1979 MGB
> 
> 
>>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 
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>>165-14s
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>>>which had an 80 aspect ratio. That's what I put on mine last 
>>
>>time -they are
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>>>plenty wide enough. Occasionally, 195s are put on, but the 
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>>aspect ratio
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>>>should be dropped to keep the speedo reading correct.
>>>
>>>here are a couple of calculators, you can bookmark to play with 
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>>the numbers.
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>>>One is more detailed, but you can leave fields like offset blank 
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>>if you
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>>>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 
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>>185 75R 14
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>>>on it now and I know that they are not the right size (too 
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>>tall). I am
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>>>currently looking at a set of 195 60R 14 which will improve the 
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>>handling> quite a bit, but I don't know if they will fit. Has 
>>anyone had any
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>>>experience with this and is willing to share with me?
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>Dan Kirby
>>>>Lumsden.
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