This page lists sizes and brands of
tires/wheels that people have on their
MGBs. Please help add to this list by
filling out the survey at the bottom of
this page.
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Tire
Brand
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series
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size
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wheel
size
*=non-factory
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catagory
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rubbing?
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buy
again?
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comments
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Avon
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CR448
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185/70-14
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factory
steel
14"x 4.5"
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touring
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no
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yes
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Sticky
enough, and the steering is
noticably lighter than with
the 165SR14s I had been
running. And I like the idea
of British rubber on a British
car.
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BF
Goodrich
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Euro
T/A
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205-50r15
front
225-50r15 rear
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15"*
(Minilite splined
hub)
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sport
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no
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yes
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highly
modified running gear and
suspension
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BF
Goodrich
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Radial
TA
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195/60
R14
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14"x
5.5"*
(Minilite replica)
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touring
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not after
mods
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yes
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Read
comments on outside
page
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BF
Goodrich
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Radial
T/A
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185/70
R14
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"factory
wire"
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touring
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no
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yes
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fit perfect
on my 1969 BGT with wire
wheels. No rubs, but they are
close in the rear. Very good
rubber,compared to the skinny
tires that were on when I
bought the car.
Balancing them might be fun
though!!
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Cavalier
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n/s
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185/70/14
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factory
steel
14"x 4.5"
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sport
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no
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no
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Very
sloppy, feels like rear slides
out
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Cavalier
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n/s
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185/70/14
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factory
steel
14"x 4.5"
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touring
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no
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no
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nasty mid
eighties all season tread
pattern, out of round, lots of
weight to balance
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Cientra
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Plus
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P195/65-14
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14 x
5.5*
(Mini-lite replica)
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touring
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yes
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yes
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Bolt on
hubs on wire axles. Slight rub
on inside rears.Slight mod, no
more rub.
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Cooper
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Cobra
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205/60/14
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14 x 7*
(Western)
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sport
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no
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yes
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I'm running
a wire wheel axle with 4 bolt
hubs in order to run this wide
of a tire. Only rubs a tiny
bit under full suspension
compression and full wheel
lock in front (stock fenders).
I've run a Porsche 911 in the
twisties on these
meats.
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Cooper
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n/s
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185/65-15
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15 x 5.5
wire
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sport
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no
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yes
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n/s
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Dunlop
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n/s
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185/70-14
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14 x 6*
(GB Mini-lite
replica)
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sport
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yes
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yes
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slight
rubbing on rear drivers side
wheel arch when first
installed, rebuilt the rear
end, new leaf springs bushings
etc! perfect fit now. Tie Rod
End slight rubbing with wheel
weights on inside of rim, have
rim rebalanced with weights
moved slightly in, no more
rubbing.
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Dunlop
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n/s
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165 x 16 x
50
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14 x 6*
(Dunlop)
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touring
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no
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maybe
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I have only
completed around one thousand
miles in over six
years.
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Dunlop
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D60 A2
JLB
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195/60-14
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14 x 6*
(n/s)
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touring
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slight
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yes
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WOW!! The
new tires are extremely
sticky. Road noise is also
down tremendously, and even
the steering feels lighter
even though these tires are
wider. Since I got them
mounted with a proper balance
job, all traces of wheel shake
are gone right up to ~ 90 mph.
Combined with the new sills
and freshly rebuilt
suspension, the car feels like
its on rails.
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Dunlop
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SP
20
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165's
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"factory"
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touring
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no
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yes
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n/s
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Dunlop
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SP
4N
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185/70
SR14
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14 x 6*
(Minilite)
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sport
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no
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yes
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n/s
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Dunlop
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SP 40
A/S
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95/65SR-14
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Rostyle (14
x 6)
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sport
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no
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yes
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Outstanding.
Tread width much improved over
the 155's. Dunlops came on the
car but had tubes and had
problems. I've run Michelins
since, but it is nice to have
British tyres back
on.
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Firestone
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Firehawk
FTX
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195R70-14
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14 x
5.5*
(Minilite)
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touring
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no
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yes
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n/s
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Goodyear
|
Tempo
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165R70-14
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"factory"
wire
|
touring
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no
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yes
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n/s
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Goodyear
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n/s
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195R60-14
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14 x ?*
(Eagle Alloy)
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sport
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no
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maybe
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n/s
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Hercules
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Corolla
2003
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195R65-15
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15 x
5.5*
(Minilite)
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touring
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no
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yes
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Looks
excellent, rides smoother,
less noise, no rubbing or
modifications needed. Nice to
have a bigger tire than those
skinny tires.
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Kelly-Springfield
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n/s
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175R14
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"factory"
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touring
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no
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yes
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A little
less than 0.5" in diameter
larger than 165s. They are
also a hoot to drive on, and I
am happy.
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Kuhmo
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Solus
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195/60
14
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14"x
5"*
(Minator)
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sport
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no
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maybe
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n/s
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Michelin
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Rainforce
MX4
|
75 R 14
88T
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"factory
wire"
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touring
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no
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no
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Skitters
and squeals around corners. A
really poor combination for
grip. OK on the road, but
watch out if you have to do a
rapid maneuver!
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Michelin
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Rainforce
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185/70
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"factory"
Rostyle
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touring
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no
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yes
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Great
tires. I drive car pretty hard
with no
consequences
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Michelin
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Rainforce
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185/70/R14
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"factory"
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touring
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no
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yes
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On both my
Rubber and chrome bumper. They
work perfectly
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Michelin
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MXL
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175X70
14
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5.5"x14*
(Minilite Replica
GB)
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sport
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no
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yes
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good in the
rain, ok on the dry if
properly inflated, good
wearing
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Michelin
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XGT V4
M&S
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195X60X14
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5.5"
x14*
(n/s)
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sport
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no
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yes
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n/s
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Michelin
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VAS
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175X14
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"factory"
|
touring
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no
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no
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Very poor
in the wet
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Michelin
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XAS
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165's
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"factory"
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touring
|
no
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yes
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n/s
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Michelin
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n/s
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155/SR/14
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"factory
wire"
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touring
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no
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maybe
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desire
Pirelli
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Roadstone
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n/s
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195/60R15
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6" X14*
(72 spoke wire)
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sport
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no
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yes
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n/s
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SAVA
(Winston)
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Effectra
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195/70R14
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14"x6"*
(Western Wheel)
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sport
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no
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yes
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Before
picking this wheel & tire
combo - I did a lot of
research. After at what other
folks had done I started
looking around & found
these 14x6 alloy wheels on
ebay. FYI - This page was a
great help by the way in
making my final selection.
Anyway the plan was to fill
the wheel wells with as much
rubber as possible without any
modifications to the body. As
luck would have it the wheels
had the right amount of back
space to allow for these
195/70 s to fit into place
just fine. Between that &
the lowering of my 78 B (2
F/1.5 R) has a aggressive look
and road feel she was missing
before. Feel free to
email
me
if you have any questions or
want to see some pics.
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Sumitumo
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n/s
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195HR6014
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"factory
wire"
4.5x14"
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sport
|
no
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maybe
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Decent
cheap tires
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Vredstein
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Sprint
+
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165
R14
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"factory"
Rostyle
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touring
|
no
|
yes
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Great tire,
the stock size is definitely
the way to go. The price was
very reasonable and the
quality has been top notch. If
you can't find them locally,
just order them from British
Wire Wheel, as they have them
in stock.
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Vredstein
|
Sprint
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165
R14
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"factory"
wire
|
touring
|
no
|
yes
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Excellent
tire. Very nice looking and
great handling.
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Vredstein
|
Sprint
|
165
R14
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"factory"
wire
|
touring
|
no
|
yes
|
Great
Tires, Have 40,000 miles on
and still pleanty left
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Yokohama
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A-008R
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195-14
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15X5.5*
(Saab 900 Turbo
Shelby)
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racing
|
no
|
yes
|
Excellent
tires if you can find them.
Shelby/Saab wheels fit just
fine.
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Yokohama
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Avid
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185/70-14
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"factory"
steel
|
touring
|
no
|
yes
|
Great
handling, a big improvement
over the 175
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