Hey folks,
I know tire questions have been ran thru the ringer here many times. But with the availability of Michelin and Pirelli recreating the vintage type tires. I though i would bounce a few ideals off of ya folks.
So at first i was set on getting the vulcanized whitewalls for my 500, but due to the limited availability here in North America (future proofing if i need a single replacement), as well as the outlandish price anywhere in the world, for now i have settled on getting a standard set and slapping on those whitewall "addons". I do plan to drive this car spiritedly and will be putting some miles and fun on the tires.
So Michelin and Pirelli have recently released their vintage tires. Michelin with their XZX and Pirelli with their CN54's.
In the US, I have found the Michelin in a slightly wider 145/70/12 series, and the Pirelli's come in the factory 125/70/12.
I would prefer to lean towards the 145's as i will be adding more power to the car now, and alot more in the future. But concerned there might be fitment issues with the slight lowering of the car that i plan to do. I have a brand new set of original style rims on their way.
Thru out my travels i also picked up a set of 3 CMR rims that i will keep if i ever find a 4th if i travel to europe. And as a avid car guy, you can never have too many special rims
The car right now has a set of the Original first generation 500 rims, i believe they are for the original D/N model?. And from what i hear as far as their rarity, i would prefer not to use them, a fresh set would just be easier right now then restoring these rims.
Just looking to see if folks have any insight, i would like to go towards the Michelin 145's if they wont have any rubbing issues with factory rims, but just the spirit of Pirelli's belonging on an Italian car is somewhat convincing. lol
Anyone running any of the 145's now?
I know tire questions have been ran thru the ringer here many times. But with the availability of Michelin and Pirelli recreating the vintage type tires. I though i would bounce a few ideals off of ya folks.
So at first i was set on getting the vulcanized whitewalls for my 500, but due to the limited availability here in North America (future proofing if i need a single replacement), as well as the outlandish price anywhere in the world, for now i have settled on getting a standard set and slapping on those whitewall "addons". I do plan to drive this car spiritedly and will be putting some miles and fun on the tires.
So Michelin and Pirelli have recently released their vintage tires. Michelin with their XZX and Pirelli with their CN54's.
In the US, I have found the Michelin in a slightly wider 145/70/12 series, and the Pirelli's come in the factory 125/70/12.
I would prefer to lean towards the 145's as i will be adding more power to the car now, and alot more in the future. But concerned there might be fitment issues with the slight lowering of the car that i plan to do. I have a brand new set of original style rims on their way.
Thru out my travels i also picked up a set of 3 CMR rims that i will keep if i ever find a 4th if i travel to europe. And as a avid car guy, you can never have too many special rims
The car right now has a set of the Original first generation 500 rims, i believe they are for the original D/N model?. And from what i hear as far as their rarity, i would prefer not to use them, a fresh set would just be easier right now then restoring these rims.
Just looking to see if folks have any insight, i would like to go towards the Michelin 145's if they wont have any rubbing issues with factory rims, but just the spirit of Pirelli's belonging on an Italian car is somewhat convincing. lol
Anyone running any of the 145's now?
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