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Duett Tire Size 444-544

posted by  rft1 on  Sat Mar 30 10:08 CST 2013
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Ive seen a lot of discussion about tire size for our various cars. Mine is a 67 Duett currently with 185x15 tires on 5 1/2" widened wheels.

Well, the tires are old, but not worn yet. I have decided to replace them and I'm thinking about 205/65x15 as the more readily available (and more reasonably priced) size.

Any comments or support for this size tire?

Thanks
Bob








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    Duett Tire Size 444-544

    posted by  derek uk on  Sat Mar 30 10:37 CST 2013
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    This will work as long as you have body clearance but the diameter is a little smaller. When your speedo says 60 you'll be doing 57.4mph so good for keeping you legal. The front suspension needs to be in top condition to keep up with big and heavy wheel/tyre combinations. Can get pretty marginal with 165's on the standard rims. It's an OLD system and even when new a total grease up every 1000 miles was scheduled. The tiny King pins need all the help they can get.

    http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html







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      Duett Tire Size 444-544

      posted by  greetingz on  Sat Mar 30 12:47 CST 2013
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      The rule of thumb is for every 1 inch in tire height increase your rpms drop by 200. My 544 has 185x60s on 15x6 mags that just barely fit there, but with such a wide footprint the ride is noticeably harsher.







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