If we consider the inflation pressures spec'd for these cars, it's pretty low with 185s.
#TR6 REDLINE TIRES DRIVER#
One UK club member whose son is a Formula One driver says the XAS is if anything, too grippy for the TR6 chassis. They did have a 3.45:1 differential which ~zeroes out the setup our emissions cars had with bigger tires and 3.7:1 diffs. The "150" BHP cars all got 165/80-15 tires, sometimes Michelin XAS which I'd love to see properly tested against anything else, especially the wide tires preferred by American owners.
#TR6 REDLINE TIRES PLUS#
Cost is reasonable, tubeless, V rated, black wall (a plus to me), correct size for a 5.5" wheel. No sheet metal needs to be banged out of the way or parts of the suspension ground away as apparently is often needed with phat tires to prevent rubbing. They are nimble and light steering at parking lot speeds and grip well with spirited driving on our very entertaining back roads. Driving my 6 at 20° is not a thing here in NH because along with the temp comes more salt than those who live in the SW can imagine, but talking with a few club members who run Vreds report absolutely no problems with there tires when putting their cars up for 5 months in un-heated garages for the winter.
We have talked about these tires before if you remember, and there was some concern about the TireRack warning regarding storage, moving the car, driving etc when the temp is 20°. Those 180x15 XAS are what I replaced with the Sprint classics Tom as they were quite chopped and around 30 years old! Odd size that they are, I believe they were initially made for a Citroen? Perhaps the SM? At any rate their price is waaay out of line of what I consider even half way reasonable these days hence the Vredestein Sprint Classic as my choice. I'm on my 2nd set of these ( pic attached ): For 6" wheels there is the 185/70 XWX with the same diameter. Good for drifting, I suppose.įor the 3.45:1 differential the best performance tire would be the 165-15 XAS, still available but the max wheel width is 5-1/2 inch ( TR6 std ). My guess is that 205s will have 1" aloft on each edge at that pressure. By painting a stripe of Armor All across the tread and rolling it on the pavement this becomes apparent. I ran a set of Michelin 195/65 Pilot Exalto for 40K miles and while the mileage was good the performance was mediocre and I discovered that 1/2" of tread on each side was aloft at 25+ psi. There are some Universals that have the iconic Dunlop SP Sport tread with H speed rating to me these would be the best red stripe option.Īs noted in Ed's link above, the 185s were already oversize for the TR6, P.I. 185-15 XVS are also available but the large grooves will collect and sling pebbles. If grip and iconic period look of the tread matter these can't be beat. As it turns out, the 180-15 XAS is still in production and matches the dimensions of the Redline. The most amazing tires I've had so far were Michelin 185-15 XAS which are NLA. They were second only to the Michelins for disappointing grip, etc. Next up were Avons which could be had from the supplier with red stripes these were H speed rated + English so an obvious choice. No longer the daily driver by then, it had been souped up with cam and triple Webers so could outrun the tires, hence the Michelins got replaced. I finally got some in the early '80s and drove them until about '96 and they still had tread on them and no cracks in the rubber. I hankered for the Michelins when I was poor and a '250 was my daily driver. The tradition started with the TR250 stripe and its larger hood badge and supposedly there were some tweaks with the mufflers to make them sound more powerful as well. These went a long way toward offsetting the lesser performance than the P.I.
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