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nigelg65
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« on: December 12, 2008, 19:43:19 pm » |
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Help: I'm looking to buy radial raised white letter tyres for my Oval. I'm pretty sure I need 205/65x15s but am struggling to find any. I'm using 7x15 American five spokes at the back, does anyone know how big a tyre I can get on an Oval using these wheels without major work? www.type-magazine.com |
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« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2008, 20:48:35 pm » |
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205/70's would possibly be OK on 7s? There are 215/65 15s listed on the Northants Tyres but I don't think there are any 205/65 15s? Vredestein have a 205/60 listed on VintageTyres site. Give either of those two places a ring though and they should be able to tell you what's what.  |
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nigelg65
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« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2008, 20:50:04 pm » |
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Cheers for that, but I think the problem is they won't be raised white letter tyres.
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Lee.C
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2008, 01:10:30 am » |
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you can buy a White tire paint pen from most small motor shops - just a thought |
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2008, 06:11:28 am » |
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mickey thompson ovals?
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2008, 13:46:05 pm » |
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lids, where can you still get those then?
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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2008, 14:13:56 pm » |
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how about some like these....205/70 x 15's  |
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2008, 15:35:35 pm » |
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« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2008, 16:42:06 pm » |
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i know you have em jick, but where can you still get those? and do they have em smaller as well? 185ish...
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« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2008, 16:58:17 pm » |
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As far as I know BFGoodrich sells radial T/A's with raised white letters in a 205/65/15.
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« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2008, 17:03:33 pm » |
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the MT's are only 2-3 yrs old, you must still be able to get them?
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nigelg65
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« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2008, 17:44:57 pm » |
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Those Mickeys are perfect but where the heck do you get them?
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« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2008, 18:19:39 pm » |
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« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2008, 19:29:44 pm » |
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mmh, what sizes do they compare to?
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2008, 19:36:18 pm » |
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 This is them fitted on a car, I am not a rubber perve so have no idea on sizes. All i know is that i run 185's cuz they is the rulez |
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« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2008, 22:31:30 pm » |
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The only Mickeys you can fit under std. fenders are F70-15. Wich equals to about 215/70-15.
I have a set on 5,5" mws brmīs. Fits nicely, but Iīm not sure what will happen to the fender clearance if you fit them to a 7" wheel. It will depend on the offset, and even then...
F70-15 is by the way the narrowest size i have seen in any tire brand with raised white letters.
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« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2008, 22:50:54 pm » |
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JS much appreciated
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« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2008, 23:32:07 pm » |
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Wasn't the question here RADIAL white letters? Those Mickeys, like Firestone Wide Ovals, Goodyear Polyglas and so on are bias ply tires. BFG Radial T/A's are the only decent radials I know of that are made in suitable sizes and with white letters.
On the other hand.. If we're talking about a cal-looker here, when radials became the norm in the early seventies white letters were considered yesterdays news.. They were a thing of the late sixties, specially on musclecar tires, and would suit an early looker.
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nigelg65
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« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2008, 09:58:02 am » |
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Well I would prefer radials and the car isn't a Cal-looker.
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