[TR] 62 TR4 tires

[bill beecher]

Agree with Geo, the Vreds on my TR3 are the stock 165 and offer great handling.  But if your looking to change the appearance, it’s a personal choice. 
Bill B
TS30800

Serenity Now......

On Jun 22, 2020, at 8:01 AM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:


Tire size is very much a personal choice and sounds like you are set on wide and low, but have you considered something closer to the original fitment?

Vreds in 185/15 give the car (IMO) a great period feel consistent with how it was designed.  They also look right to my eye.

Geo

> On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 2:54 PM dave <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
> How about 205 / 50?  Found some nice ones at a good price
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> I have 15 inch wire wheels, 5” wide, 72 spoke.  Its an early TR4 in the 9000 commission number range.
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> I just checked my date code and YIKES!!!  Its 2011!!!!!
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> Needless to say I’m in for new tires.
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> These have less than 5,000 miles on them.  But – I bought the car which had sat for 25+ years, and put new tires on it so I could drive it after rebuilding the hydraulics, etc.  Realized the rings were shot but life intervened.  Several years later I put 89 mm pistons in it and started driving it.
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> Now its today and I need new tires again.  Its got 185 / 65 on it now; I’m wondering how wide I can go?  Obviously tread life is not a concern!!!  And the car is far from stock; the first and second owners replaced the generator and did a lot of performance mods.  This is Dallas; I try not to drive in inclement weather and obviously snow is not an issue.  So I’m looking at “high performance summer tires.”
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