jonandcol Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 hi jon here, i have got some 5.5 13" wheels and want to know the best size tyre to put on them without rubbing too much can anyone suggest a tyre size for me? cheers all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 175/70 13 a good choice for several reasons:Same overall radius, so speedo stays correct (ha ha ha)Still enough sidewall height to allow flex, needed with non-rotoflex carsLook right too.alternatively 185/60 fit OK, but a bit low profile I reckon, looks too thin, may work if th ecar is lowered a lot. Also more chance of rubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Really depends on the offset of the wheel and what model car you are fitting them to. I have the Dunlop 5.5 steel wheels fitted with 175 70 13 tyres. They rub back and front on my Mk2 roto flex GT6 but are ok on spitfire Mk3. There is more clearance on the later Mk4 Spit and Mk3 GT6. But offset is what will determine how wide you can go.Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonandcol Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 i should have said that it is for a mk3 gt6 sorry.....jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard81 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 My Dolly Sprint came with 185/60/13 tyres, and I have to say they looked a bit odd - far too small for the wheelarches and they messed up the speedo reading. Original spec 175/70/13's now fitted which are much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggrr1 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 415 wrote:i should have said that it is for a mk3 gt6 sorry.....jonYou will have no problems with Clives suggestion of 175/70/13 tyres on a MK3 GT6 on standard wheels and probably no problem with after market wheels either unless the have the wrong offset.If you already I suggest you take a look at this thread http://www.club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl?m-1304726980/s-all/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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