Newly acquired "restored", but not quite.. 1st things 1st.. tires are dried and cracking. Pretty cool red-stripe michelin X 185-15s. Does anyone know if these are still obtainable? What tires would be recommended since this size seems rare?
Second question. The Michelins currently on it are "tubed type". Havn't seen those lately. Is there any issue with tubes in modern high-speed tires? BTW this is a driver so safty & performance are prioritys.
Third question. Is their a shop in the Mass/NH/Maine area that will mount tubed tires on wire wheels without ripping up the tubes or trashing the wheels? Thanks!
67 e-type roadster
series2a landrover
Submitted by mbsansom@hotmail.com on Fri, 10/12/2007 - 16:03
Submitted by SW03-09811 on Wed, 05/23/2007 - 00:23
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
Reed,
Have a look at British Wire Wheel
They offer some quality tires well below the cost you mentioned.
No personal connection.
Good luck.
Dick
Submitted by reedf@e2bonline.com on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 23:23
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
Big bucks... Vredestein 205/70 vr15 $239 each online. I am having a hard time finding alternatives. Any other suggestions???
Submitted by jbrownback@msn.com on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 09:32
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
The Vredestein 205/70 vr15 is a nice tire, as far as skinny ones go, mounted on Dayton 6" center lace tubeless, no leaks since purchase, much easier to keep clean
Submitted by reedf@e2bonline.com on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 22:59
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
I am considering 215/70SR15 radial TAs on the 6" Dayton wheels. Diameter is close to original 185r15, but they are considerably wider. Anybody running similar sized tires?
Submitted by reedf@e2bonline.com on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 21:54
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
Thanks, I talked to local restorer and they said it would cost more to restore my originals than to just buy new Daytons. I have a set on the way.. Now for the tires..
Submitted by pepe01@localnet.com on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 21:20
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
Reed, I bought Dayton Tubeless wires & have not had any problems holding air. Paul
68 E-Type 2+2
Submitted by wcjssj@comcast.net on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 23:59
Re.: Tires and Wheels for 67 e-type
Edited on 2007-05-16 0:04:13
Coker tire has Michelin red lines, but I dont recommend them because they have now been on the shelf for about six years. The only 185-15s I know of are Vredesteins and the company tires from Universal tire. I bought Vredestein 185-15HR sprint classic tires available from British Wire Wheel (1-800-947-3943) and others, and am very happy with them. Others buy 205-70 tires which are readily available, but you must turn the rear bumpers around for more clearance and you will lose points at a concours. If you have spoked wheels, you must use tubes. Buy new ones.Good luck. 1967 E-type S1 FHC
I just ordered Dunlop 185 SR15 tyres from my local dealer, Warren Tire Co., here in the Albany, NY area. Warren Tire ordered them from an independent supplier. These are the original radials available as an option on early E-Types. The "factory" tyre was a bias-ply. The Dunlops are not sitting "on the shelf", they are custom made from molds purchased from Dunlop. As a consequence, deliver is extended (two months), and the tyres are not cheap (about $300 a tyre), but if you are looking for the real thing, I think this is the way to go. - 62 Roadster
PS: Welsh Jaguar in Steubenville, Ohio, a source of Dayton Wire wheels, tells me that the current Dayton's are designed to accept tubeless tyres without a tube (consistent with the note from Paul Schoonmaker on 2007-05-16). Current wheels on my '62 Roadster are the "factory" painted steels, and they definitely require tubes in a "tubeless" tyre.