Reply to "MANGUSTA TIRE CHOICES"

I recently went through this dilemma as well and my choice was dictated principally by availability. OK, in part it was dictated by my unwillingness to pay very high prices to a UK outfit to ship me a set of Avon tires (which even then may not have been available).

I ended up compromising on sizes but chose the BFG T/A 215x60 for the fronts and 275x60 for the rears. The rolling diameters (if I have my numbers correct) are a perfect match for the stock fronts and 1/2" taller than stock for the (much wider than stock) rears.

Part of my consideration when choosing these sizes was my desire to fit them to a set of (should they ever actually become available) the Group4 8" and 10" wheels as "driver" wheels. I would then mount my new-condition Michelin XWX tires (in the original 185-15 and 225-15 sizes) onto the factory wheels for shows and display. Either way these tires would still fit the original wheels also.

Dick, could you post some photos showing your tires and the fitment from side and rear? I would really like to see how they look. I was concerned that a 255 tire might look too skinny (and it certainly wouldn't fit a 10" wide wheel) from the back.

Mark