tyres

That would be the Factory original standard tyre size . I think that size is only used on light commercial stuff nowadays.
Ive got 195 70 14 Kumho on mine and no unwelcome behaviour .
 
cooper1203 said:
hi all what is the correct tyre size for the 3500s
many thanks
coop
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Factory correct maybe but whats best is another story.

Graeme
 
There are three tyres available in the correct rating for the 3500 which is 185HR14. The speed and load rating needs to be correct also.

1. Michelin MVX-P - check the prices!!!!!!!!
2. Vredestein Sprint Classic
3. Camac

You can fit lower rated tyres if you agree it with your insurance company, then you have lots of choices in the correct size. It isn't realistic to expect a P6 to operate continually at 117mph! Maxxis do one that has been recommended on this forum. Truth be told many of these are likely to be better, more modern treads/compounds in actual everyday use as well as much cheaper.

I have the Vredesteins which I really like, good feel and they look period. I paid the equivalent of £70 each. Be careful as the price vary WILDLY. I think these are done in small batches and availability dictates price. I've seen the at 4 times that price also.

Sadly gone are the days these were a standard size available everywhere at £20 a corner but you don't need to fit van tyres.
 
From my experience the P6 ran best on the Pirelli Cintaurato. Hopefully in future they'll make another batch one day.
 
PeterZRH said:
From my experience the P6 ran best on the Pirelli Cintaurato. Hopefully in future they'll make another batch one day.
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They already did! I have seen them available at 165/14, the original size for the 4 cyl cars!
 
Hi, Peter, realistically you don't have to agree it with the insurance company because, and
this applies to the MOT as well, the national speed limit is 70mph so a 130mph tyre is not
justified as long as it's in a roadworthy condition.In fact an S or T rated tyre is more than
enough.The one thing that's checked nowadays is is the load rating. Tyre choice is to my
mind subjective, because different people have different criteria.

Colin
 
I agree totally. As for "best" that's of course only an opinion and one which is 25 years out of date at that.
 
hi all I got 3 new tyres today 30 quid a pop the guy said I could have them for that because no one else would use them and they were taking space in his store. have to say though first off they got the apprentice to try and fit them which I objected to after he tried to jack the rear of the car on one of the de-dion elbows. so they got one of the workers to "supervise" him was kind of like watching two gorillas trying to work out a new toy. then they couldn't get the wheel trim on with the weight once they had balanced it so they did "static balancing" what ever that is.... they did say if I had any problems to come back and they would rebalance all the wheels for free.

an hour and a half later they kid came back to me and said its all done but I think u got a problem with your front suspension because the wheels are at a funny angle ....was tempted to tell him he must of put the wheels on upside down but was kind of getting late .

anyways thanks for all the advice
coop

ps where is the rear jacking point with a trolley jack
 
Should have asked then to balance the wheels with adhesive weights on the INSIDE of the rim. My rostyles are so hopelessly out of round, the had 6 weights on before and looked awful.

Much better this way and you'd get your rim back on...
 
ok now im hacked off..... just looked at the receipt they haven't fitted 185/14 they have given me 185/80/14 so now the diff is working over time.

can someone tell me what I did in a past life to attract so many flipping morons
coop
 
The standard aspect ratio of a "normal" tyre (ie not low profile) was taken to be about 80% (something makes me think 82% for some reason) so now that aspect ratios are on every tyre, a 185/80 x 14, should be to all intents and purposes be the same rolling diameter as the original 185 x 14.
 
if I got a bit of string and wrapped it around the circumference of the tyre would that give me the rolling radius?

many thanks
coop
 
cooper1203 said:
if I got a bit of string and wrapped it around the circumference of the tyre would that give me the rolling radius?

many thanks
coop
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No, but it would give you the circumference, from which you could then calculate the diameter and radius.
 
hi all, here are my assumptions please tell me if I am right or wrong.

as the p6 is rear wheel drive... the speedo will be affected by the rear wheels?

as at the moment I have 1 185/14 and 1 185/80/14 on the rear axel although there is a small difference (3.7mm) im better off buying one more 185/80/14 if they wont correct the mistake.

if i go with getting one more of the new size i am effectively gearing down the car which will give me better acceleration but higher fuel consumption?

it will affect the steering geometry?

many thanks
coop
 
The tyres are fine, all the same size. All speedos under-read so there is no danger. 3.7 mm in circumference is nothing, only 1.2mm in diameter. Remember you've got some 12mm of tread to wear on a new tyre, so a worn tyre will be 60mm or so different between new and worn in circumference.
 
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