[DeTomaso] Michelin to offer 15" tires again
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 7 10:08:07 EDT 2014
A lot of the tires being mentioned are vintage race compounds e.g. Michelin TB15, Avon CR6ZZ, but no one has mentioned Dunlop and I think maybe some trire options get overlooked becasue they don't have standard sizing nomenclature.
I have been searching for tires for the GT40which has been a bit of a challenge as I have a Le Mans wide body with 12" rear width and 10" front width wheels. I am settling on Dunlop Post Historic CR82 tires, which are close to original specs for tire diameter on the GT40. Like many found with the Michelin TB's it's cheaper to get the Dunlop's shipped out of the UK than to buy them in the US. The Dunlop's are sized by metric standards as below;
Size
Approved
Rims
Std.
Rim
Tire
Dia.
Section
width
Tread
width
475/1000-15
CR65
6.0-9.0
8.0
24.7
9.8
7.1
430/1160-15
CR82
7.0-11.0
9.5
24.5
11.3
9.1
525/1050-15
CR65
7.5-10.0
8.5
25.7
10.5
8.0
530/1360-15
CR82
10.0-13.0
12.0
25.7
13.6
11.2
530/1500-15
CR82
11.0-15.5
15.0
25.5
16.0
12.0
600/1200-15
CR65
9.0-11.5
10.0
26.6
12.4
9.4
530/1600-15
CR82
14.0-17.5
17.0
25.5
17.5
14.3
Another thought is that Roger Kraus offered to cut and tread any slick tire to meet my needs, not saying it is necessarily the right choice, but it does offer another option at considerably lower cost than some of the exotic alternatives.
Julian
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 09:42:05 -0400
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Michelin to offer 15" tires again
From: detomaso at poca.com
To those of you following the Avon tire thread,
The latest issue (October 2014) of EVO (British Car Magazine) there is an
advertisement for Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires which reads in part:
"The Pilot Sport Cup 2 is available in a range of sizes from 21 inches all
the way down to 17-inch fitments. Following the tyre's launch, there will
be an increasing availability for smaller wheel sizes down to 15 inches,
enabling Michelin to cater for many popular trackday cars."
I don't know what the compound specifics/width's are with these tires but
as someone who has run Michelin Pilot Sports for many years, I can say that
Michelin builds a fantastic tire. It might be a good time to have a write
in campaign to lobby for Pantera tire sizes as Michelin begins to ramp up
production of the 15" tires.
So there may be more choices than just Avon soon.
Jim Demick
Panteras of New Mexico
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A lot of the tires being mentioned are vintage race compounds e.g.
Michelin TB15, Avon CR6ZZ, but no one has mentioned Dunlop and I think
maybe some trire options get overlooked becasue they don't have
standard sizing nomenclature.
I have been searching for tires for the GT40which has been a bit of a
challenge as I have a Le Mans wide body with 12" rear width and 10"
front width wheels. I am settling on Dunlop Post Historic CR82 tires,
which are close to original specs for tire diameter on the GT40. Like
many found with the Michelin TB's it's cheaper to get the Dunlop's
shipped out of the UK than to buy them in the US. The Dunlop's are
sized by metric standards as below;
Size
Approved Rims
Std. Rim
Tire Dia.
Section width
Tread width
475/1000-15 CR65
6.0-9.0
8.0
24.7
9.8
7.1
430/1160-15 CR82
7.0-11.0
9.5
24.5
11.3
9.1
525/1050-15 CR65
7.5-10.0
8.5
25.7
10.5
8.0
530/1360-15 CR82
10.0-13.0
12.0
25.7
13.6
11.2
530/1500-15 CR82
11.0-15.5
15.0
25.5
16.0
12.0
600/1200-15 CR65
9.0-11.5
10.0
26.6
12.4
9.4
530/1600-15 CR82
14.0-17.5
17.0
25.5
17.5
14.3
Another thought is that Roger Kraus offered to cut and tread any slick
tire to meet my needs, not saying it is necessarily the right choice,
but it does offer another option at considerably lower cost than some
of the exotic alternatives.
Julian
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2014 09:42:05 -0400
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Michelin to offer 15" tires again
From: detomaso at poca.com
To those of you following the Avon tire thread,
The latest issue (October 2014) of EVO (British Car Magazine) there is an
advertisement for Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires which reads in part:
"The Pilot Sport Cup 2 is available in a range of sizes from 21 inches all
the way down to 17-inch fitments. Following the tyre's launch, there will
be an increasing availability for smaller wheel sizes down to 15 inches,
enabling Michelin to cater for many popular trackday cars."
I don't know what the compound specifics/width's are with these tires but
as someone who has run Michelin Pilot Sports for many years, I can say that
Michelin builds a fantastic tire. It might be a good time to have a write
in campaign to lobby for Pantera tire sizes as Michelin begins to ramp up
production of the 15" tires.
So there may be more choices than just Avon soon.
Jim Demick
Panteras of New Mexico
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