Jump to content


Photo
- - - - -

Chunky Tyres Than Work Well On The Road


  • Please log in to reply
29 replies to this topic

#16 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 24 January 2017 - 07:31 PM

tLike the pic. what size wheels are they on?

 
Standard Moke Californian Wheels - 13" x 5.5"
 
The tyres are a 13R70 - 185, from memory, Dunlop SP85  
 
http://www.dunloptyr...2&from=nPerPage
Don't suppose you have a side on pic of the tyres on the car
 
Not on file, but will get one.
Cheers

#17 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 24 January 2017 - 07:33 PM

tLike the pic. what size wheels are they on?

 
Standard Moke Californian Wheels - 13" x 5.5"
 
The tyres are a 13R70 - 185, from memory, Dunlop SP85  
 
http://www.dunloptyr...2&from=nPerPage
Don't suppose you have a side on pic of the tyres on the car
will not fit on your Cub if you still have Mini rear arms.
Can't remember what it has on it. Its at my mom and dads, guess I'll be paying them a visit

#18 Spider

Spider

    Moved Into The Garage

  • Admin
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 13,843 posts
  • Location: NSW
  • Local Club: South Australian Moke Club

Posted 24 January 2017 - 07:42 PM

 

 

 

 

tLike the pic. what size wheels are they on?

 
Standard Moke Californian Wheels - 13" x 5.5"
 
The tyres are a 13R70 - 185, from memory, Dunlop SP85  
 
http://www.dunloptyr...2&from=nPerPage
Don't suppose you have a side on pic of the tyres on the car
will not fit on your Cub if you still have Mini rear arms.
Can't remember what it has on it. Its at my mom and dads, guess I'll be paying them a visit

 

 

The Cub is not a vehicle I'm intimately familiar with, however, it appears some were made for 10 / 12" wheels and some for 13"

wheels.

 

<EDIT: Can fit both;-

 

HANDLING

The road holding capabilities of the Cub are outstanding. By designing the Cub to run on 12 or 13 inch wheels, the amount of tyre / road contact coupled with a very low centre of gravity produce handling characteristics superior even to those of the Mini. It has to be said that the steering is heavier than on a standard Mini running 10 inch wheels but this is more than compensated by the fact that the Cub will out corner almost any other car on the road. Roundabouts are a speciality !

 

http://amcgb.com/   >


Edited by Moke Spider, 24 January 2017 - 07:46 PM.


#19 nicklouse

nicklouse

    Moved Into The Garage

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 17,898 posts
  • Location: Not Yorkshire
  • Local Club: Anonyme Miniholiker

Posted 24 January 2017 - 08:00 PM

Looks like they may fit reading the specs. Radius arms to be exchanged for lengthened ones.

#20 Spider

Spider

    Moved Into The Garage

  • Admin
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 13,843 posts
  • Location: NSW
  • Local Club: South Australian Moke Club

Posted 24 January 2017 - 09:56 PM

Looks like they may fit reading the specs. Radius arms to be exchanged for lengthened ones.

 

It's got me curious as to just what they are doing there.

 

Big Wheel Moke ones as far as I am aware, were only made in Australia (and they have an Australian Drawing Office number to them too). There are a few NOS ones kicking about, but basically, not what I'd classify as easy to come by.



#21 nicklouse

nicklouse

    Moved Into The Garage

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 17,898 posts
  • Location: Not Yorkshire
  • Local Club: Anonyme Miniholiker

Posted 24 January 2017 - 09:59 PM

Looks like they may fit reading the specs. Radius arms to be exchanged for lengthened ones.

 
It's got me curious as to just what they are doing there.
 
Big Wheel Moke ones as far as I am aware, were only made in Australia (and they have an Australian Drawing Office number to them too). There are a few NOS ones kicking about, but basically, not what I'd classify as easy to come by.

Reading between the lines they are cuting and extending the arms.

Personally I would have just fabricated new ones from tube.

#22 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 25 January 2017 - 09:31 PM

I'll have a look at the weekend, see whats on there and measure the length

#23 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 25 January 2017 - 09:33 PM

By the way, I have just read the topic on the 4wd diff repair you did. I bow down to you sir spider

#24 Spider

Spider

    Moved Into The Garage

  • Admin
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 13,843 posts
  • Location: NSW
  • Local Club: South Australian Moke Club

Posted 28 January 2017 - 05:15 AM

Thanks for the kind comment :D

 



Don't suppose you have a side on pic of the tyres on the car

 

 

Sorry for the delay

 

DamWall02WM_zpsdcvvspnb.jpg

 

 

I had to 'steal' that out of here

 

DamWall01WM_zpshcgeikbm.jpg


Edited by Moke Spider, 28 January 2017 - 05:17 AM.


#25 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 31 January 2017 - 07:19 PM

I really like the look of those. Just bought some 13 x7 steels from jbw at bingley hall last weekend. They reackon the max tyre size for them would be 175/50/13's, so judging by size your mrs' s wheels I could easily fit those dunlops on mine?

#26 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 31 January 2017 - 07:21 PM

Attached File  s-l1600.jpeg   86.59K   2 downloads
Theses are them. Probably spray them sand colour.

#27 Spider

Spider

    Moved Into The Garage

  • Admin
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 13,843 posts
  • Location: NSW
  • Local Club: South Australian Moke Club

Posted 31 January 2017 - 07:47 PM

Nice looking wheels :shades:

 

I really like the look of those. Just bought some 13 x7 steels from jbw at bingley hall last weekend. They reackon the max tyre size for them would be 175/50/13's, so judging by size your mrs' s wheels I could easily fit those dunlops on mine?

 

Mmmmmm,,,,  think JBW should review their Wheel / Tyre chart!   The recommended tyre widths for 7" wheels is 195 to 215.

 

50 series profile would be what would be used on a Mini, however if you have longer trailing arms, I wouldn't go any smaller than 70 series. You won't find a 'chunky treaded' tyre in a 50 series and likewise, in these wheel diameters, I don't think you'll find anything wider than a 185. Those Dunlops are a 70 series - 13 / 70 / 185.

 

Rally Tyres tend to use smaller widths so they can bite through the surface better. A decent all terrain tyre is usually, though not always, the same for the same reason.


Edited by Moke Spider, 31 January 2017 - 07:48 PM.


#28 HUBBA.HUBBA

HUBBA.HUBBA

    Up Into Fourth

  • TMF+ Member
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,823 posts
  • Location: Sutton Coldfield
  • Local Club: Loan wolf

Posted 31 January 2017 - 10:55 PM

Think these will be the best bet 205/70 13
Dmack dmg1

Attached File  2017-01-31-22-54-14--33092991.jpeg   5.75K   3 downloads

#29 Spider

Spider

    Moved Into The Garage

  • Admin
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 13,843 posts
  • Location: NSW
  • Local Club: South Australian Moke Club

Posted 01 February 2017 - 02:23 AM

Think these will be the best bet 205/70 13
Dmack dmg1

attachicon.gif2017-01-31-22-54-14--33092991.jpeg

 

I had forgotten about those, and form what I hear, are a good tyre.



#30 mab01uk

mab01uk

    Moved Into The Garage

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • 11,776 posts
  • Local Club: Mini Cooper Register

Posted 11 February 2017 - 11:00 AM

Couple of photos here from the Mini 20th Birthday at Donnington in 1979 that may be of interest......

 

mini-50_zpsfeb1057a.jpg

mini-48_zpsdeb41506.jpg






0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users