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Replace Old MG Midget Tires- WOW
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Just a note- Replaced the older tires on my 1979 MG Midget. Although the old tires has lots of tread, the tires were weather hardened. I placed new Nankang CX668 on my car. What a difference. The car (new to me last week) handles completely different. Instead of being light feeling and a little squirrelly on driving straight down the road, the new tires makes the car fell glued down and very solid driving straight down the road. The Nankang CX668 are tread wear rated at 440. The rubber is softer vs 600 and 700 tread wear tires that have much harder rubber & no business on these light MG cars.
Bottom line is get rid of those old tires. They are very brittle after guessing about 10 years old forcing your car to likely drive poorly.
Bottom line is get rid of those old tires. They are very brittle after guessing about 10 years old forcing your car to likely drive poorly.
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Jim, I put the same size on my car last spring. You'll have a rub issue on the rears if you ever decide to put wire rims on it. The adapter plates push it out just enough. I found that out the hard way. Had to put a 2 deg wedge under the rear leafs.
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I brought my 74 home on a trailer along with several large boxes of parts. I started by completely restoring the steering, front and rear suspension including 4 of Peter C's shocks, the front and rear brakes, new bearings front and rear with new oem bearings on the front, and 4 new tires and carefully set the toe-in.
After the restoration was complete I took it for a drive, the first time ever in a Midget. It blew me away with how it drove and handled. Roundabouts are so much fun that I have been known to actually go looking for them.
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After the restoration was complete I took it for a drive, the first time ever in a Midget. It blew me away with how it drove and handled. Roundabouts are so much fun that I have been known to actually go looking for them.
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In reply to # 3462071 by tomshobby
I brought my 74 home on a trailer along with several large boxes of parts. I started by completely restoring the steering, front and rear suspension including 4 of Peter C's shocks, the front and rear brakes, new bearings front and rear with new oem bearings on the front, and 4 new tires and carefully set the toe-in.
After the restoration was complete I took it for a drive, the first time ever in a Midget. It blew me away with how it drove and handled. Roundabouts are so much fun that I have been known to actually go looking for them.
After the restoration was complete I took it for a drive, the first time ever in a Midget. It blew me away with how it drove and handled. Roundabouts are so much fun that I have been known to actually go looking for them.
Just imagine twisty mountain roads!
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I have found the roads of Northwest Connecticut, and that part of New York I live next to to be Heaven for M.G's. Roads that turn at 90 degrees, almost single lane, and long sweeping turns that are cambered, and must have been designed by someone who was planning to race there. When I was given my Midget, the tires were so hard, they literally were flat only one one side!! Back then I used to be able to get Continentals, and I liked them as I drove my car all year (currently being de-rusted, reconditioned). Midgets handle exceptionally well in the snow. They are so light, if for some reason you get stuck, just put it in first, get out and push it sideways, and hop right back in. You'll have a million experiences in that car, and they will all be worth it.
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A few years ago I flew into Baltimore and was driving out to rural PA. By the time the flight got in (delayed due to snow) the only rental car left was a Chevy Spark. That little car went up and down hills that people in large awd suvs couldn't make. I do not know how or why, but that little car was brilliant in the snow.
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