<VV> New "stock" tires for LM's

[Jim Becker]

I once had a tire, not sure where it came from, but was on a VW rim.  I 
think it was a Pirelli and the size was something like 165-380.  So much for 
the diameter always being in inches.

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8:44 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re:  New "stock" tires for LM's

The SR will be a speed rating. I've never seen anything but bias ply in
inches and radials in mm - but that is in England of course. And the
diameter is always in inches, with one specific exception and I can't
remember what that was now. 6.40 x 13 has to be a very unusual size.
6.40 x 15 was common at one time - again in the UK - but I've never seen
a 6.40 tire with a smaller diameter than that.

On 2020-03-26 00:45, FrankDuVal via VirtualVairs wrote:
> I looked, it is a radial, has R where dash is in email below. 6.4SR13
>
> Tire sizes and nomenclature changed several times from the 60s to the
> 80s. I've seen inches on radials and mm on bias ply. Then there are
> the letter sizes.... then P metric....
>
> Frank DuVal
>
> On 3/25/2020 5:54 AM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> That's a biaa ply, isn't it? They are normally given in inches, while 
>> radials are given in mm.
>>
>> On 2020-03-25 03:57, Dale Dewald via VirtualVairs wrote:
>>> Hello Gary,
>>>
>>> A tire even closer to stock size is the Vredestein Sprint Classic in the
>>> 640/700-13 size made as an OEM fitment for 1960's Mecedes-Benz. These
>>> are available from Coker and Tire Rack for about $125 each.
>