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February 5th 10, 09:21 AM
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Broken Springs, All makes of Cars
Willy Eckerslyke gurgled happily, sounding
much like they were saying: Come to think of it, another factor is low-profile tyres. A few years back, 70 profile was the norm Just to nitpick, are you sure it wasn't 80? After all 80 is the default where no profile is specified. I'd have said that 80 profile started to be superceded as the norm by 70 profile in the late '70s, with 60 and lower starting to become the norm around the late '80s. 
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February 5th 10, 10:35 AM
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On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:21:52 -0000, Adrian wrote:
Willy Eckerslyke gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: Come to think of it, another factor is low-profile tyres. A few years back, 70 profile was the norm Just to nitpick, are you sure it wasn't 80? After all 80 is the default where no profile is specified. I'd have said that 80 profile started to be superceded as the norm by 70 profile in the late '70s, with 60 and lower starting to become the norm around the late '80s. That depends on what you drove, if you where happy with steel wheels 155/13 & 165/13 where very common into the 90s -- Duncan Wood
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February 5th 10, 05:36 PM
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Broken Springs, All makes of Cars
On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:07:38 +0000, Willy Eckerslyke
wrote: asahartz wrote: Come to think of it, another factor is low-profile tyres. A few years back, 70 profile was the norm Just to nitpick, are you sure it wasn't 80? After all 80 is the default where no profile is specified. Probably. Our Previa is 70 profile and they're far from low-profile, but a bit squatter than the van tyres on my camper! -- asahartz woz ere
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February 6th 10, 02:53 AM
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Broken Springs, All makes of Cars
asahartz wrote:
On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:07:38 +0000, Willy Eckerslyke wrote: asahartz wrote: Come to think of it, another factor is low-profile tyres. A few years back, 70 profile was the norm Just to nitpick, are you sure it wasn't 80? After all 80 is the default where no profile is specified. Probably. Our Previa is 70 profile and they're far from low-profile, but a bit squatter than the van tyres on my camper! One of the first 'normal' cars to run 60 profile tyres was the Fiat 131 Supermirafiori Sport - but I'm sure you lot will think of more. -- Pete M - OMF#9 '78 Escort 1300 Sport '99 BMW 318is Coupé "It's an Alfa, it will go wrong, it will **** you off, why should your Alfa experience be different from everyone else's. Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."
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