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Originally Posted by Peter Grace
Would very much appreciate hearing what you have currently on yours.
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Peter, mine are 215/70R15, Avon Turbospeeds for what it's worth, God knows how old they are! The Avon Safety wheels are 7" wide.
My 411 was fitted with 205/75R15 on the 6" steel rims when I bought it. I acquired the Avon wheels secondhand from Bristol and they came wearing the 215/70R15 Turbospeeds
When our cars were new, standard tyres were 205R15 tyres (82% profile), on the 6" steel rims. Not sure what tires Bristol used if the customer "optioned up" to the Avon wheels?
The aspect ratio of the 215/70R15 is approximately 10% less than the original tires, so your speedo would read a bit more than the speed you are actually doing.
Avon appear to still make the 215/70R15 Turbospeed (CR28), maybe you could import some from the US or UK.
Interestingly the Avon Turbosteel CR28 is exempt from the EU tyre labelling regulation, because the tyre is designed to be fitted only to vehicles registered for the first time before 1 October 1990.
215/75R15 may be better if you can get them.