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MG MGA - Ancient bias ply spare tire - interest?

After all the comments about tire safety a few months ago, I'm finally making the time to get a new set for my 1600. I'm also going to replace the 40+ year old bias ply spare that I didn't replace last time I bought tires. I don't think it has ever been on the road. Should I just have the tire shop dispose of it, or would anyone be interested in a NOS tire?
DJ Zurawski

Sounds like OOS ! Not NOS.
Art Pearse

Depending on the origin of your spare tire cover, the new tire might not fit so well. I got rid of old unused bias spare when I got new radials and put a used radial in the tire cover (tire cover is an original). Really tight fit. If I had to do it over again I would keep the old bias spare.
Bill Haglan

DJ, not sure which size tire you plan to go with, but you can always downsize the spare if needed to fit into the spare tire carrier. I run 165's and had to buy a 165 as a spare at the time as 155's were not available; nowadays 155's seem to have made a resurgence from a number of brands. Food for thought.
Nick Kopernik

165 fill fit into the spare space and through the rear bulkhead
Dominic Clancy

I run 165's The 165 spare tire is a little tight, but it fits.
Barney Gaylord

You need a radial spare. Mixing Cross-ply and Radial tyres on the same axle is dangerous (leads to complete unpredictable handling) and is illegal for VERY good reasons
Dominic Clancy

This thread was discussed between 26/08/2021 and 05/09/2021

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