[TR] small donut wheel

fishplate at charter.net fishplate at charter.net
Mon Nov 24 07:07:00 MST 2008


---- dorpaul <dorpaul at bellsouth.net> wrote: 

>     The tire on it says 125/70 D15.  It lacks about 4" being the same height
> as my TR3's tire, so that's about 2" shorter to the ground.  Of course, this
> would tilt the car (don't know if that's permissable?) but, it might be ok for
> emergency use. 

Using a tire like that on the rear will greatly accelerate the wear on the differential.  Using it on the front will  make the handling interesting, at best.  That will be OK for a short distance, but be aware that it will eventually lead to trouble.  I don't know how long it will take, though.

If you can find a tire the correct height, you will be much better off...

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.


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