clayps Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Hi all, glad to be part of your world,am rebuilding a Bond equipe modified with suspension, brakes and engine, i have seena spitfire running mgf alloys, and would like to fit them to my car, but am not sure of the tyre size to fit onto 15 x 6j wheels.anyone help?cheers , Clayps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Welcome!You need the Minty Lamb Wheel & Tyre Compare-o-rama! Buckle up and click here http://www.mintylamb.co.uk/?page=tyre.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Couldn't have said it better myself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayps Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 i think i need reassurance that 195 tyres will go onto a bond without too many problems.Clayps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 well they wont fit on a Spitfire nicely...Really you don't want much more than 175 if you dont want to run in to trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayps Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 thanks, but will i be able to fit 175 tyres on mgf alloys, personally i wouldn't have thought so, so i'll probably get my 13 inch wolfraces out, clean them and do 175/70s on them. what about the boy racers favourite? 185/60s on 14 inch minilites?Clayps.ps. i have got the body off and can be making adjustments to the arches if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Just remember with wheels and tyres it isn't just a case of wide = good, wider = better, there is such a thing as too wide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Especially on our small chassis Triumphs! 175 seems to be a good choice. 185 starts to get marginal - anything over and you're going to ruin your balance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 With the flexible construction of a Bond I can see scuttle shake being a real issue if the wheels/tyres get too big. Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayps Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 so i'll dust off e wolfraces then, many thanks one and all.next question, got braided goodrich hoses for my vitess type 16 calipers, found out today that the vitesse and gt6 both had a tube of metal between caliper and hose, being a herald and spitfire man, i didn't know this, what is the point and was it really necessary, as hose will screw straight into caliper a la herald?cheers Calvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 The rigid pipes allow the flexible hoses to run through a different geometry than they would if connected directly to the caliper. If connected directly to the caliper, there is a likelihood of the hose making contact with parts of the suspension or wheel on full lock, which is an MOT failure point for starters. This isn't an issue with the smaller type 12 and 14 calipers,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayps Posted June 15, 2005 Author Share Posted June 15, 2005 Thanks Bill, are these readily available, rimmers don't seemto have any?Cheers Clayps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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