Proper Tires Size C type REALM

Replicas
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Tryin to get this car to handle correctly!

The tires are date stamped 10 years old, so its time!

I have Continental 205 75 16 on there now. My tore guy says those are gonna ride like a truck . Seems not many co even make that size anymore.

What tires size are you guys running please??

His suggestion was perhaps 215 70 16.

BLair
APpreciate

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You might not want to listen to your tire guy. If anything, wider tires will make the steering heavier. MORE like a truck, not less.

What width rims do you have? Iā€™m guessing that 185mm tires might be appropriate. You may want to look at a specialty brand like Blockley. I love my 185VR15 Blockleys (on 6" Daytons).

Bob Frisby
E-type S2 FHC
Boise, Idaho

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Realmā€¦and many other C replicas run on 5in x 16 rims either 72 or 60 spoke typically from MWS and 185R16 tiresā€¦not a lot of choice in this size and expensiveā€¦quite a few owners i know are running Avon or Blockleys or Vrederstein ā€¦Steve ā€¦see link to wheels MWS

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Thanks a lot Steve. That link is not activeā€¦ā€¦.

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600R16/185R16 looks to be the standard size for XK120/140, and may be correct for you. There are several ā€œreplicaā€ classic car tires that would be appropriate in this size, though they are not inexpensive.

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Link works fine for me.

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Yep link works for meā€¦try another device, operating system

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Will do!

thx

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Another possible choice would be a replica racing tire like Dunlop L600-16.

https://sascosports.com/tires_search_results.asp?tire_manufacturer=Dunlop

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Im gonna try these. Not cheap but seem to be the real deal! Stand by Coming tomorrow so we shall seeā€¦

Thanks a million for this timely info!!!

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Coke Tire also has a variety, and sometimes even TireRack etc will have them if you know what to look for.

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Tried Coker and Tire rack nothing was spot on. They all lean toward all purpose tires for SUV etc.
ā€˜ thx a lot!

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I donā€™t have the car now but take a guess what the knob on the glove box area is for please?

I have been told

  1. It is nothing but a hand pull for the passenger
  2. My mechanic told me itā€™s a choke.

THanks!

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Photo would helpā€¦remember these are hand made diy replicasā€¦no 2 are exactly the sameā€¦just looked up photos from bring a trailer of your car i thinkā€¦left hand driveā€¦silver knob on dashā€¦lines up with choke cable on webbersā€¦if you cant rely on your mechanic then you may have bigger problms to worry about

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You are correct sir! When I see the car today I will confirm if he is correct.

Much appreciated.