Tires
The tires on this car were date coded 1997. Don’t drive on old tires. Sometimes they blow out for hardly any reason.
The tires are 185 80 R15. Those are the tires ON the car.
The spare however was smaller… huh? Yep.
165 60?? R15. I didn’t think to write that down before we had them replaced.
Why? It seems that full size wheel and tire won’t fit in the appropriate spot in the trunk!
Didn’t know that til after we replace all 5 tires! Nuts.
By the way, this is a big shout out to PepBoys for the tires and for all kinds of assorted parts that the parts guys knew about.
Wheels and Brakes
Brakes on the front of this car are 10″ and 9″ on back. Most of the manuals say there are only 8″ and 9″ choices. But these are original and 10″.
They are almost the same as 1958 MGA brakes, but about 1/2″ narrower. And that means less surface area to help with stopping.
The rear brakes have a number 10017 (Most likely that’s a Rootes part number)
Update:
According to Mike Langley: If they are 10″, then in theory they are from a series 2 Rapier. Pretty rare…. see if the US Classic Car Suppliers list them. If not get back to me
Stopping is important!