Section : Wheels and Tyres

Spitfire tyres

Posted By : Charles Deards, 07-Oct-2004, 03:49pm

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some advice with regard to tyres - currently my Mk3 Spit runs on 5.5J GT6 rims and the tyres are Pireelli P1000 R13 165/80's - as all 4 tyres need replacing (after about 30-35k miles) I was considering moving down a profile to R13 165/70's . I would really appreciate others opinions on this.

Many thanks

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Spitfire tyres

Posted By : Tim Everitt, 07-Oct-2004, 03:59pm

I've been running my Spitfire (1500) for twenty years now, and I reckon the best compromise for road use is 165/70/13.

155/13s are a bit skinny for enthusiastic driving and 175/70/13s give very heavy steering and are marginal in the wet.