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Triumph TR6 - Tires

The original tires on my TR were Michelin 185 - 15X Red Stripes. Can anyone recomend a source near Toronto for new Michelins or a suitable alternative?

Thanks and Happy Motoring
Joe

Hello,

Well it is not a big deal to find tires for your TR6 as any Michelin salesman could find a tire suitable for your car. I have Pirelli 215/70x15 and I think that most of the recommendation for the size is 205/70x15. But the 215 is 0,52% over, wich is quite acceptable. One matter try to have tire with H speed rating.

Cheers, JGC
Jean G. Catford

Joe
do you want red lines?
Then yes there is a source in TO. (will give you the info after I search for it if you say yes).
Otherwise, there are many past threads on picking a tyre for your 6 including choice and closest size match for correct spedo.
Rick C
Rick Crawford

Rick,

Yes, I am interested in Red Lines however I am also considering other suitable alternatives. I did look through the past threads and couldn't find anything related to tire selection. Any help or info you could provide would be most apprectiated.

Cheers, Joe.
Joe

Joe
This info is about 3 years old so.....
Johnson and Magwood, Mississauga,800-363-6173
They are a distributor for Diamond Back, SC. 888-399-1642
Price: $213 per and I think where dunlops or If I read my notes correctly, Dayton tire $109.00
A 205-70R 15 has a height of 26.3" and width of 5.3".

Joe, there is a reason you do not see any past threads. You are only looking at CURRENT threads. What you are missing ( seeing you are a non-member) is: at the top of this thread is a series of underlined words. The word you do not see is "Archive". The archives are the past 7 years of this BBS...just did a search of the archives and I asked the same question March 29, 1999 and yes I did say 7 years!!!. Members do not have the statement (Non-member) behind their name.
There is a current thread called " an open message to all non members" (thanks Jim).....sorry for the rant.

Joe, as I said, this info is old so may or may not be of value. The S Ontario suppliers will have more current info on red lines. Also the Toronto Triumph Club has a WEB page which has cars/parts for sale or parts wanted...maybe worth a look or a post.
Joe, where are you in Ontariario? There is a bunch of us on this BBS that do "get-togethers". e-mail me of line if you want ( remove the "at" and the ".dot")
see ya on the road.
Rick C
Rick Crawford

Thanks Rick,

Info is very helpful. By the way I will register to become a member. I'm in Orono, (between Oshawa and Peterborough)and I do plan to get more involved as I'm just finishing the restoration work on my triumph. I bought the car brand new in 1975 and stored it from the fall of 1985 unitl I brought it out to restore this past winter.

I'ts just about complete now except for the new rubber and a stereo.

Thanks Again,
Joe
Joe

Joe,

Just so you'll know, Coker Tire has some redline repops. Don't know about quality but you can certainly check with them.

http://www.coker.com/

hth,

Jim
Jim Deatsch

Everyone always says Michelin Redlines are the correct tire for originality but when I had my TR6 it had a Goodyear G800 spare, apparently there since the car was new, as I bought the car from the original owner after it spent 13 years in his garage.
This came up as a topic of conversation at a club meeting one night, so we checked a few other cars; many had the Goodyears.
Maybe the Michelins were an option, but both they and the G800s are well below modern standards of grip so if you plan to actually drive the car I wouldn't worry about sourcing these tires. (Just my opinion!No offense intended to owners of pristine, original cars)
Simon.
Simon

Yea, my car originally came with Goodyears.
Still have a spare like new in the trunk (boot).
Doug, 73 TR6
Doug Campbell

From what I know all American cars came with Goodyears. Main reason they were cheaper than the Michelins and TR felt more than adeqate for the lower power carb version car.

No personal experience but other classic car guys have little good to say about the Coker stuff unless for show or trailer queen?
Bill Brayford

Simon
Gotta agree on the Michelin redlines hard as rocks. But look good for show. As said above, new redlines are not Michelins but yes you can still get Michelin redlines for Big $$$$s.
Hey Joe, an original owner! Glad to hear you are bringing her back to life.
Rick C
Rick Crawford

This thread was discussed between 29/04/2004 and 01/05/2004

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