aar0sc Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Can anyone tell me whether 155/80 R13s will fit my Spitfire? '77 1500; currently shod with 175/80 R13s. Cheers, Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I seem to remember that's as close to the original size as you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Perfect! ;DConsider my car shod with a set of four new tyres at the cost of a few pints ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 3122 wrote: ... currently shod with 175/80 R13s. Good Grief those are huge! Standard fitment to a 2000 on 13" wheels.What size wheels do you have Aaron? 4-1/2", 5" or 5-1/2" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Richard_B wrote:Good Grief those are huge! Standard fitment to a 2000 on 13" wheels.What size wheels do you have Aaron? 4-1/2", 5" or 5-1/2"I think they're 4 1/2"s, it's stamped on isn't it? I'll go and check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 155/80 x 13 on 4-1/2J will be fine. As said earlier standard fitment on a Spitfire MkIV.If you have 5-1/2J wheels then you can go to 175/70 x 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 AaronJust make sure they are car tyres not van ones.about 40% of the 155/80-13 tyres on the market are van ones, looking at the quick check I just did.CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Underneath the hub cap it says 45, so I think its 4 1/2". Turns out I've got 155s on already, its my spate with a 20 year old 175 on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 *spare. Here's the stamp on the wheel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 That's a 4.5j.Check all the wheels, you could have a mix of 5j and 4.5j sizes (maybe even 5.5j's which seem to cover the landscape there). Somebody may have wrecked a 5j and gotten a 4.5j for a spare, or gotten a set of 4 5j's and put the 4.5j in as a spare, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Check out this rather excellent and very informative website. There is a section on wheels and tyres (spelt tires in US fashion)http://auskellian.com/paul/links_files/performance_enhancements.htmI think I will save up and fit 175/70/13s to Joe's Spit.Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Barely any cost difference between the 2 sizes, mainly as the 175 are much more common fitment these days. For competitive price Toyota 350's seem rather good, especially if you fan self fit :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Been on the sherry already, Clive? ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 B*******y fat fingers and having to access t'web on my phone. Roll on new cable internet and goodbye talktalk............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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