Re: [alfa] What year did 185x70 tires start?

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 From the book "Original Alfa Spider" by Chris Reese - talking about the 
series 3 Spider:

"The standard steel disc type (51/2 x 14), with open wheel nuts and 
protruding center cover. The 2000 retained the wider section 185/70 HR 14 
tires first offered in 1978"

I gather that he above refers to cars offered in the UK.

Gwynne Spencer

At 01:28 AM 5/26/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Carl:
>
>I'll take a shot and guess that the 185/70-14's didn't hit Spider's until 
>after the Turbina's were gone, as they're right on the edge of being too 
>narrow for that width tire.  So, let's call it '82; first year of the 
>Bosch L-Jet Spider, and those new-style Daytona 5-spoke alloy 
>wheels.  Make any sense?  FWIW, I've got those same wheels on my '87 
>Veloce, and Cromodora repro's of the original Daytona's on my '74; both 
>with Falken 195/60HR14 Azenis tires.
>
>If this is a real serious issue for you. shoot me a personal email, and 
>I'll be happy to dig up my copy of R&T's Alfa road tests, which has many 
>Spider's included, so the tire size change should be easy to find.
>
>Regards,
>
>Dean
>Lutz, FL
>'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's
>
>
>At 12:54 AM 5/26/2004, you wrote:
>>Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 19:43:51 EDT
>>From: Carl750@domain.elided
>>Subject: [alfa] What year did 185x70 tires start?
>>
>>I didn't get an answer before, so will try again.  Anybody know what year
>>Alfa first offered 185x70 as an option and what year they made it the 
>>standard
>>tire?
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