Lancia Beta Forum
November 01, 2024, 12:42:00 AM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
News: Looking for Lancia Beta parts: www.lanciabetaparts.co.uk
 
   Home   Help Contact Admin Search Calendar Gallery Articles Login Register  
Pages: [1]
  Print  
Author Topic: Which brand and size tire  (Read 4712 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Robert
Jr. Member
**
Offline Offline

Netherlands Netherlands

Posts: 24



« on: June 04, 2017, 08:11:40 PM »

Which brand and size tire do you have on your Beta?

My Coupe from 1975 has 185/70/R14 Goodyear Grand Prix. They are from 1993 so it's time to replace them.
Looking for your experience

cheers, Robert
Logged
HFStuart
Legendary Member
******
Offline Offline

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Posts: 1940



« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2017, 11:06:16 PM »

185/ 65 14 Toyos CF2 here and no complaints other than now they're coming up for 10 years old they've gone a bit hard and probably need replacing themselves.

There seems to be more choice now  - Goodyear Efficientgrip performance would probably be my pick. I see Vredestein do a Sportrac 5 in that size too if you're feeling loyal to The Netherlands!

NB For a 75 Coupe the original size should have been 175/70 14 - you might find new 185 tyres a bit hard on the arms!
« Last Edit: June 04, 2017, 11:07:56 PM by HFStuart » Logged
Robert
Jr. Member
**
Offline Offline

Netherlands Netherlands

Posts: 24



« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2017, 07:18:39 AM »

Thanks for your reply.

I was thinking about going back to 175/70/14 but not that many choices.
Another option would be to go for a classic tire from Pirelli 185/70VR14 PIRELLI CINTURATO ™ CN36 or something similar

What do you guys think? Is it worth the money to pay a tire that is designed specially for classic cars?
Logged
betaveloce
Sr. Member
****
Offline Offline

Belgium Belgium

Posts: 167



« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2017, 07:17:44 PM »

195 60 R14 Continental PremiumContact2 on my '82 HPE 2.0 i.e. (with original Beta wheels)

185 55 R15 Continental PremiumContact2 and Uniroyal Rallye 550 on my '80 Spider 1.6 (with non-original, but period correct Rial wheels)

Very happy with the Continentals; good grip in wet and dry and a sporty but not too modern look
Logged

Beta Coupé 1.8 '74
Beta Spider 1.6 '80
Beta HPE 2.0 i.e. '82
Delta Integrale 8V '88
Ypsilon 1.4 16V '09
mangocrazy
Legendary Member
******
Offline Offline

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Posts: 1363


Graham Stewart


« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2017, 10:37:30 PM »

NB For a 75 Coupe the original size should have been 175/70 14 - you might find new 185 tyres a bit hard on the arms!
To keep the correct rolling radius when moving up to a 185 section you'd need to go to a 185/65 14, not a 185/70. The 185/70 would give incorrect speedo readings (not that the Beta speedo was ever particularly accurate in my experience).
Logged

1980 Lancia Beta Spider 2000 (S2FL)
2002 VW Transporter T4
2017 KTM Duke 690R
2008 Aprilia SL1000 Falco
1992 Ducati 888 SP3
1988 Honda VFR750F
1980 Yamaha RD350LC
peteracs
Administrator
Legendary Member
******
Offline Offline

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Posts: 3998


Peter Stokes


« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2017, 10:17:38 AM »

NB For a 75 Coupe the original size should have been 175/70 14 - you might find new 185 tyres a bit hard on the arms!
To keep the correct rolling radius when moving up to a 185 section you'd need to go to a 185/65 14, not a 185/70. The 185/70 would give incorrect speedo readings (not that the Beta speedo was ever particularly accurate in my experience).

But would this help on a 1600 with  the lower ratio diff to improve high speed cruising I wonder (or 2000 if you want easier cruising)?

Peter
Logged

Beta Spyder S2 pre F/L 1600
Beta HPE S2 pre F/L 1600
mangocrazy
Legendary Member
******
Offline Offline

United Kingdom United Kingdom

Posts: 1363


Graham Stewart


« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2017, 10:22:30 PM »

It does help, but not by any noticeable degree, probably about 2 mph extra at 70 mph. If you really want to dig into tyre and rim sizes, and see the effects of fitting different profile tyres (and even different diameter rims), then check this web site out:

http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible_pg4.html

The rest of the article is fascinating reading and tells you pretty much all you could want to know (and probably a fair amount you didn't) about wheels and tyres.
Logged

1980 Lancia Beta Spider 2000 (S2FL)
2002 VW Transporter T4
2017 KTM Duke 690R
2008 Aprilia SL1000 Falco
1992 Ducati 888 SP3
1988 Honda VFR750F
1980 Yamaha RD350LC
Pages: [1]
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines
SMFAds for Free Forums
Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!