For your benefit until you get around to getting the Alpine Guide, there
is a section describing tire (aka tyre) size for the Alpine, and how your
standard radial tire now has a smaller diameter than the ones that came
on the cars originally, raising the rpm for any given speed even
further. They have a chart describing the sizes and the different
diameters:
Size Diameter Width (mm)
5.60-13 600 145 - std on Series I & II (Rims 4J and 4.5J)
5.90-13 616 150 - opt on all Series (Rims 4J and 4.5J)
6.00-13 600 156 - std on Series III - V (Rims 4.5J and 5J)
155 R 13 578 157 (reported as too low)
165 R 13 596 167
175 R 13 608 178 (reported as too high)
185 R 13 624 188
195/70 R13 608 197
205/70 R13 625 204
175/70 R14 606 176
185/70 R14 624 186
More to follow. . .
Jay Laifman
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