Re: GTV Tire Suggestions?

["Mark Battley" <m.battley@domain.elided>]

>>It's time for tires for my '74 gtv.....     I'm thinking of Yoko AVSi's or
A008's in 195/60.  Opinions?  
>>The only issue with the 195/60s is that they are about an inch smaller in 
>>diameter than the original 165/78s.  I used to run with 185/60s, which worked 
>>well, but look silly (too small) in the wheel wells.

>Yokohama AVS tires are great for auto-x and street use [don't know how long
>they will last though].195-60 are a little too short for the street-gearing
>& ride height. I used them for 1 year, then bought 195-65's-same grip &
>width,better gearing ,height, & fill wheel wells.

I replaced the well aged 185/65 that mine had when I bought it with 195/60,
and am happy with the size for street usage. The wheel wells don't look
empty, but then the car is slightly lowered.  195/65 are closer to the
rolling radius of standard 165/78 (were they 78 or 82 profile??) or 185/70,
but when I was looking there didn't seem to be as wide a range of good
performance/reasonable cost tyres available in the higher profile. But if
you can find a tyre you like, why not. FWIW mine are Falken ZE-502, I'm
generally happy with them but then anything would have been better than what
was on the car....

Mark Battley
Auckland, New Zealand.

1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce

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