The 'E' Type Forum

Hi

Has anyone found a manufacturer for correct sized winter tyres (185VR15) for the eType? I'm in need of some winter boots!

Lots of choice in 185/65 R15 if you can get away with the lower profile (65 vs 80) and ride height: http://tinyurl.com/onan96q

To exercise the cars on dry winter roads is ok, but be very careful if the roads have had salt on them and are wet from either rain or melted snow. The front and rear axle will have surface rust on all the nuts and bolts, most of the black painted parts when you inspect it on a lift in spring. Wetting the underside and then putting the car back in a heated garage is a recepy for disaster if your front and rear axle have been rebuilt. I have deliberately left body rust out in this argument.
With these rules, my cars don?t need winter tyres, but everybody should use their cars the way they want.

Most posts seem to look at the 185 or 205 sized tyres. Are the 195 also a possibility for a middle ground. Seems to be a good choice of 195/70/15

Just to update for the record, I ended up using Continental Winter Contact 205/15/70.

I'd considered some of the 195 sizes, but they were for commercial vehicles (denoted by a C on the type). These would give a much harder ride as they are designed for a heavier load, e.g. from vans etc. and would not have given a good ride experience.

So far, the Continental's have performed fine. A rear wheel drive car is not the best choice in snow for a start, but, besides the better grip at temperatures below 7C - these have performed adequately in fresh snow also.

If I lived in a snowy climate where road salt was used, whatever choice of tire I chose would be installed my disposable car, while the E-Type hibernated in its heated garage.