My presentation and a problem about tyres

Personally I wouldn't put budget Chinese tyres on a bloody wheelbarrow let alone a car!  On what rational basis is tyre noise the most important selection criteria?
Surely safety criteria such as braking performance, wet weather performance and traction should be the priority, in my experience tyres are never very quiet when the car is sliding off the road and wrapping itself around a tree, which is what happens when shit tyres are used!
I wouldn't get so hung up on the 240+ kph speed rating, a 1.6 TF won't be traveling at such speeds.

Cobber, thank you. And what do you think is better to choose between Toyo PRoxes TR1 and Falken Ziex ZE310? I have seen that the latter has better test results both in acquplaning and in braking. But while the Toyos are such that both the rear and the front are rated for a velocity w, as far as I can see the Falken have a velocity v for the front and a velocity w for the rear... Can I mix different velocity values?

I have used both Falken & Toyo’s 195 front, 215 rear & have found both to be sure footed under all the conditions I’ve subjected them to.
I have to say though that I would still be using Avon tyres, however they are no longer made in our sizes. The Avons performed & they lasted, I still have a front pair in good order as spares whilst much younger tyres are long gone.
I am in complete agreement with Cobb’s, especially about using certain tyres on wheel barrows.
M

It shouldn't matter about those speed ratings a 1.6 TF will only do @180 kph max. (realistically it would be lucky to do 160kph downhill with a following wind on a good day!) And the thing about speed ratings is that they apply to sustained speeds not short bursts.
As for the Falkens V Toyos.......you should be fine with either, really down to personal preference.

Welcome2 the T bar.
I have used Nexen tyres on my F (although not those types)with very favourable results both with wet and dry grip, braking and wear rate. The last set of tyres were Falkens. Again, I was impressed with those.
I wouldn't advise using Linglongs either.
On the TF the pressures are pretty important, so check that as soon as possible.
On certain specials, like the F mk2 Freestyle, the standard tyres were 215/40/16xl all around so it was done by MGR.  However the TF Suspension is very different from the F.
VERY IMPORTANT
It is vital that the rear tyres are XL load rated. The stronger tyre wall is necessary for handling. Ideally, I would recommend XL load rating for all 4 tyres.

I have mounted Toryos TR1.... and now my TF is simply wonderfully glued to the ground!!!!
I want to thank all the senior members who have helped in dissolving my doubts... thank you!!!

Well done. The correct manufacturer and size of tyres is very important on a TF. It is a small financial investment but it provides a very large benefit in roadholding.

Some pictures of your TF with it's new tyres please

Here they are!!!
But I would like to take this opportunity to ask you expert MGers... what kind of wheel does my car have? Yesterday I did some research: I looked through Roger Park's book, then on the internet, but I couldn't find them anywhere... they have the MG logo stamped on them but they don't appear anywhere, other than on my car.... has anyone ever seen them?

I don’t recognise those as an option for any of our family of cars, if that is the case then you have a very nice set of after market wheels there, you are fortunate. Our cars have an unusual pitch circle diameter, based on an old standard & it is unusual to find after market wheels with that. However you might find that the hubs have been modified to accept the 100mm standard. If this is the case then there will be no end to your wheel options.
Which ever, we’ll done.
M

wow, Airportable!!!!!
... I am impressed; in order to control the effective PCD of my wheels I have dismounted the MG plaque on the front and I have measured tohe distance between opposite bolts: 100 millimeters... (more exactly 8/100... there are eight holes on the rim and only 4 bolts fixed on the hub)
As Frenchs say... chapeau!!!!

If there are eight possible bolt holes with only four used, you might have dual standard wheels.
I have commented on my odd bod wheels before, these are dual standard, one with our normal 95.25mm PCD & also 100mm.
I’m not sure whether these were around much a few years ago, if they were I hadn’t come across them until I bought my set. Yours set might be number two.
M

I drilled my hubs to 4x100 to get access to a huge range of alternative wheels.