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Make	Model	size	Diameter	Rim	Rim size
Pirelli	P4000	215/70/15	26.8	Superlite	5.5"
	These DO NOT RUB with Good parts springs that lower the car about one inch. I would say these tires do a great job of filling up the wheel well. Others have tried them, and have suggested that they do not handle well. I would say in the wet I would be very careful. I like the ride and looks with these tires.	richards	View

	I ran a set of Pirelli P4000 tires all of 8000 miles. Great looking, great dry traction....zero wet traction, horrible wear.	TR6BILL
Goodyear	Assurance	205/70/15
	Stock TRF springs all around. Great ride and handling and I like a little bit of space above the tire. Some don't, so all a matter of personal choice.	Brosky	View
Cooper	lifeliner classics	195/70
	These are 195/70 Cooper lifeliner classics and although I don't hate them I'm not crazy about them either. When I bought my car it had two brand new ones on the front, and I didn't want to waste them and get 4 different new tires, so I just bought two more of the same for the rear. I wish they were 205's, the 195's just don't fill the wheel well to my taste, but they don't look horrible IMO. My springs are stock height by the way. Maybe if I was running 1 inch drop springs I would like the look better. The tires themselves are fine, decent ride quality and traction has been good even in the wet, although I haven't really put that to the test much since the car rarely sees rain. If I had to buy something new I'd go with Yokohama's probably. I've run them on many of my other cars over the last several years and for the price (cheap) I think they perform very well, nearly equal to tires costing much more.	Dotanukie	View
BF Goodrich	Radial T/A	215/70/15
	They fill out the wheel well very well, and look great. No rubbing either. I drive in the rain a lot, and traction is ok, but not great.	rooster	View
BF Goodrich		225/60/15		Minator	15x6
	No rub so far but I really havent gotten on it too hard. I'm pleased.	WidespreadPanic	View
Michelin	X series	205/75/15	26.8"
	I wanted to stay with a more original look.	cyaker

	I think they look great!	zauimaui
Michelin	Hydroedge	205/70 R15
	... for me, the ultimate tire. Aggressive dry traction, square shoulder that really fills wheel well (yes, I am lowered), great wet traction (in Louisiana, you need that)...	TR6BILL
Michelin	Redline	185R15
	redlines work for me just fine for the back road driving I do.	kodanja	View
Yokohama	A539-195's
	Grip very well both wet and dry. This is my second set	TR674
	Avid T4	P205/70 R15
	... I run Yokohama Avid T4's (P205/70 R15) on my 74 TR 6. They look good and ride great. I bought my car 3 yrs ago and it had red lines on it. Your won't believe the difference in handling that a set of modern tires will make. The tires still look new, and the price was right.	Carmine
Kelly		205/75/15
		Tinster	View
Kumho		225-50-ZR16		Panasport	16x7
	...The clearance with a 16" wheel/tire appears better than 15" with 70 series tires. The rolling diameter I have also decreased to compensate for the lowered suspension. I expect about a 6% error on speedo 100=94. The lock to lock turning is where clearance is most vulnerable going hard into a corner. But at lock in a TR6 max speed is probably about 30K without the flip thing happening. You will have to watch very closely the offset with other wheels not designed for the TR6...	Brian's TR6
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Make	Model	size	Diameter	Rim	Rim size
Pirelli	P4000	215/70/15	26.8	Superlite	5.5"
	These DO NOT RUB with Good parts springs that lower the car about one inch. I would say these tires do a great job of filling up the wheel well. Others have tried them, and have suggested that they do not handle well. I would say in the wet I would be very careful. I like the ride and looks with these tires.	richards	View

	I ran a set of Pirelli P4000 tires all of 8000 miles. Great looking, great dry traction....zero wet traction, horrible wear.	TR6BILL
Goodyear	Assurance	205/70/15
	Stock TRF springs all around. Great ride and handling and I like a little bit of space above the tire. Some don't, so all a matter of personal choice.	Brosky	View
Cooper	lifeliner classics	195/70
	These are 195/70 Cooper lifeliner classics and although I don't hate them I'm not crazy about them either. When I bought my car it had two brand new ones on the front, and I didn't want to waste them and get 4 different new tires, so I just bought two more of the same for the rear. I wish they were 205's, the 195's just don't fill the wheel well to my taste, but they don't look horrible IMO. My springs are stock height by the way. Maybe if I was running 1 inch drop springs I would like the look better. The tires themselves are fine, decent ride quality and traction has been good even in the wet, although I haven't really put that to the test much since the car rarely sees rain. If I had to buy something new I'd go with Yokohama's probably. I've run them on many of my other cars over the last several years and for the price (cheap) I think they perform very well, nearly equal to tires costing much more.	Dotanukie	View
BF Goodrich	Radial T/A	215/70/15
	They fill out the wheel well very well, and look great. No rubbing either. I drive in the rain a lot, and traction is ok, but not great.	rooster	View
BF Goodrich		225/60/15		Minator	15x6
	No rub so far but I really havent gotten on it too hard. I'm pleased.	WidespreadPanic	View
Michelin	X series	205/75/15	26.8"
	I wanted to stay with a more original look.	cyaker

	I think they look great!	zauimaui
Michelin	Hydroedge	205/70 R15
	... for me, the ultimate tire. Aggressive dry traction, square shoulder that really fills wheel well (yes, I am lowered), great wet traction (in Louisiana, you need that)...	TR6BILL
Michelin	Redline	185R15
	redlines work for me just fine for the back road driving I do.	kodanja	View
Yokohama	A539-195's
	Grip very well both wet and dry. This is my second set	TR674
	Avid T4	P205/70 R15
	... I run Yokohama Avid T4's (P205/70 R15) on my 74 TR 6. They look good and ride great. I bought my car 3 yrs ago and it had red lines on it. Your won't believe the difference in handling that a set of modern tires will make. The tires still look new, and the price was right.	Carmine
Kelly		205/75/15
		Tinster	View
Kumho		225-50-ZR16		Panasport	16x7
	...The clearance with a 16" wheel/tire appears better than 15" with 70 series tires. The rolling diameter I have also decreased to compensate for the lowered suspension. I expect about a 6% error on speedo 100=94. The lock to lock turning is where clearance is most vulnerable going hard into a corner. But at lock in a TR6 max speed is probably about 30K without the flip thing happening. You will have to watch very closely the offset with other wheels not designed for the TR6...	Brian's TR6
Konig		205/65/16d>d class="odd">>	odd">Falken	>
	Put my new Falken 205/65/16 with Konigs on my TR6, sure is nice to have new rubber on one of these old cars. Fit seems good, still need to set the ride height a little, the rear is too low and the front is too high.	TRED	>View>>



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Tr6oldtimer — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:44:30 +0100

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These must be so-called "face adjusted" bearings. For more information, see this. If you plan to replace front wheel bearings on a Spridget, it's absolutely necessary reading.

Condenser Failure in Conventional Ignition Systems

Sarastro — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:48:47 +0100

If you want to try this yourself, and can't find the exact capacitor I used, you might look for a capacitor of 0.22 microfarads, at least 600 volts dc breakdown voltage. If you can find a "dv/dt" spec, multiply this (in volts per microsecond) by the capacitance in microfarads, which of course is 0.22. This should be at least 5 or 6. If the catalog doesn't have that spec, which it probably won't, use a fairly large, polypropylene film capacitor (like, at least 0.5" dia by ~1-1.5:" long). Something like this should be husky enough to handle the current. The PPA series, which Allied also has, should work fine (Allied part 613-0667). Don't use an electrolytic capacitor, or one of those teeny radio capacitors.+

If you want to try this yourself, and can't find the exact capacitor I used, you might look for a capacitor of 0.22 microfarads, at least 600 volts dc breakdown voltage. If you can find a "dv/dt" spec, multiply this (in volts per microsecond) by the capacitance in microfarads, which of course is 0.22. This should be at least 5. If the catalog doesn't have that spec, which it probably won't, use a fairly large, polypropylene film capacitor (say, at least 0.5" dia by ~1-1.5:" long). Something like this should be husky enough to handle the current. The PPA series, which Allied also has, should work fine (Allied part 613-0667). Don't use an electrolytic capacitor, or one of those teeny radio capacitors.

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