DIY Si
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| posted on 4/9/14 at 11:43 PM |
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Best/stickiest 165/14 or 175/14 section tyre?
Evening all. I am facing a quandary with my Sprite and could do with some help or advice.
The car is a '69 square wheel arch car which is getting a 210+BHP V6. As such, it will almost certainly need some sticky H or higher rated
tyres. However, the 185 section tyres I have don't fit in the standard arch, so the widest I can use is probably a 165, maybe a 175 section tyre
on a 14" wheel (unless I can find a tyre with flat side walls). But I can only find the usual range of good tyres for a 14" wheel down to
a 185 width. The nearest I have found so far is the Yoko A539 in a 175/60/14. Every other performance tyre I can think of only comes in a 185
section.
So whilst I know I can open the arch up if I really have to, and I would rather not have to it, does anyone know of a good tyres in a 165/175 width
for a 14" wheel? Or am I getting the long levers and bits of wood out to try stretching a double skinned wheel arch out?
[Edited on 4/9/14 by DIY Si]
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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Ugg10
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| posted on 5/9/14 at 05:48 AM |
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I have a similar problem with my Anglia front arches, What about these, maybe a bit low profile though -
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m115b0s8759p0/Track_Day_Tyres_-_Trackday_Tyres_-_Motorsport_Tyres_-_14_inch_R14_inch_-_165_55_14_165_55R14
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1968 Ford Anglia 105e, 1.7 Zetec SE, Mk2 Escort Workd Cup front end, 5 link rear
Build Blog - http://Anglia1968.weebly.com
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DIY Si
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| posted on 5/9/14 at 11:21 PM |
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HHmmmm, they're definitely worth a look! They seem to be getting pretty good reviews and they're not too expensive either.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 6/9/14 at 07:01 AM |
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Is the problem the actual width of the arch? I am sure many people use wider tyres on sprites?
Can the problem be solved with a different offset?
The issue with a rare tyre is that they seem to go unavailable.
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DIY Si
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| posted on 7/9/14 at 11:47 AM |
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The problem is the shape of the arch more than anything. Wider tyres can fit and are used, but only on the round arch cars. The offset is pretty much
fixed at the ET36 I have now as that's what puts the wheel central in the arch for my suspension. The only other option is to cut my wings off
and swap to a round arch version, which I don't want to do.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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Ugg10
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| posted on 7/9/14 at 01:57 PM |
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I can feel your pain on this one. I have similar problems with my Anglia arches which are original, most guys cut the front edge back to get larger
tyres in them but I don't really want to do that. My wheels will be 14x6 so looking at 175/50s possobly 185/50s. This is a pretty good site to
compare fit www.willtheyfit.com
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1968 Ford Anglia 105e, 1.7 Zetec SE, Mk2 Escort Workd Cup front end, 5 link rear
Build Blog - http://Anglia1968.weebly.com
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