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Jul 25, 2011 8:51 pm
Jul 25, 2011 8:51 pm
Subject: Re: DB 3 ltr tyres
Hi Peter,
175 sounds a bit narrow for such a large car, but perhaps they cleared the antiroll bar & 185s didn't. The difference must be fairly marginal, you could always space the wheels out slightly. Check more importantly that they don't rub on brake hoses.
"Austone" radial tyres seem quite popular for Rileys, might be worth investigating those. You need to get the diameter as near that of the crossplies as possible to keep the speedo reading accurate...but smaller diameter will give you better acceleration..at the expense of lower maximum speeds of course.
Laurence
Hi Peter,
175 sounds a bit narrow for such a large car, but perhaps they cleared the antiroll bar & 185s didn't. The difference must be fairly marginal, you could always space the wheels out slightly. Check more importantly that they don't rub on brake hoses.
"Austone" radial tyres seem quite popular for Rileys, might be worth investigating those. You need to get the diameter as near that of the crossplies as possible to keep the speedo reading accurate...but smaller diameter will give you better acceleration..at the expense of lower maximum speeds of course.
Laurence