Morris Minor Owners Club

I know this topic will have had more then a few times round however
I need to know if I can get away with putting 155 65 14s on to a standard
rim before I go and waste money on 4 of them. its the last part I need
before the MOT next week so with funds running low (Christmas) I need to keep
the cost down otherwise I would pay out for like for like tyres.

Why do we have Christmas and buy/get stuff we don't need or want when
we could have Mogg'mas and get car parts instead!?

More suited to 4 1/2" rims, I wouldn't want to use those tyres on standard rims.

They are slightly (10mm) more than the recommended width. However half the Minors on the road seem to use this size and I have that size Nankang tyres on one of my Minors and they are absolutely fine. Much less expensive than the 145/80/14 Bridgestones fitted to my other car and very little difference in the drive. I would recommend them without hesitation if you are on a tight budget. Shop around to get the price. I prefer them to the Toyo tyres I had previously.

Only just noticed that you propose a 65 profile tyre rather than 80. Only disadvantage I can think of to that is the gearing will be altered a little. If that doesn't bother you and you can purchase them cheaply, there is no other real reason not to fit them I suppose but I cannot think of any advantage.....

yes you can do it , i had no problems

I'm inclined to agree. Ware's put them on my Traveller and they've been just fine. 6 or 7 years ago, getting ready for new ones.

As a guy who likes Allegros, being outnumbered is nothing new to me!

Yes, should be fine.

Speedo will be slightly off.

There is some discussion about these in Practical Classic this month, I think some were fitted to Matt Tomkins Traveller as a test.