Wheels and Tires on the Giulia Super

[JHertzman@domain.elided]

Slight disagreement between Andy Kress and Mike Valant; Andy says "the stock 
wheels for Supers were 4.5 x 15s" while Mike says "The original wheels were 5 
X 15, actually, sporting the equivalent (more or less) of a 155-15 or a 
165-15 tire". My old Super and the books agree with Andy, and there wasn't 
any "the equivalent (more or less)" about the tire size; they WERE 155-15. I 
didn't have any trouble with 165-14s on the Super, and the factory used them 
on the later versions of the same hull. I would be dubious about trying a 
165-15 without sheet-metal changes; never tried them on the Super, but did 
briefly have 165-15 Pirelli BS-3s on a Giulietta and they did rub badly. Alfa 
clearances tended to be tight in that era; they changed the rear quarter 
panels on the coupe when they went to 165-14. The 105/115 Spiders, being 
appreciably wider for styling reasons than the coupes and sedans, had a lot 
more room for rubber without rubbing.

John H.
Raleigh, N.C.

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