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Tires and Wheels

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Right Rear wheel and tire, after the new u-joint (at the Portland VTR) and straight axle wheel flange replacement to remedy the wheel wobble that became apparent after the u-joint was replaced. Tires are 185/70x13 Michelin X Metrics, installed over the 1998-1999 winter (I can get something accomplished over the winter). 

Wheels are BWA (Italian) honeycomb aluminum wheels, 5.5" wide JJ offset or backspacing or whatever JJ stands for... circa 1978.  I don't know where or if they are still available.  I bought them thru a supplier on Long Island way back when.... (Let me know if you find a source, I'll put it on this site!)

Until I installed these tires I had Goodyear Wingfoot tires, circa 1978 on these same wheels. They were 205/60x13 and didn't rub at all. HOWEVER… it seems that today's tires have a different size specification than they did back then. I notice that these 185/70's have a much larger circumference than the 205/60's. Technically, they should be very close. Be careful if you want to try these larger tires.

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Toyota 5-speed transmission conversion
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