Tyres: Blockley, Falken, generic budget.

[HBG]

My local tyre place can do Falken (don't know which model) and a budget tyre. Blockleys are also available online.

All in 165/80R14 for my steel wheels, with tubes.

The Falkens and Blockleys are similar money.

What are your personal preferences?

Also, if the wheel is good enough to hold air, why not use it tubeless? After all, if you get a puncture, a flat inner tube isn't going to hold the tyre on the rim!

I'll have to take the wheels to the shop loose as I can't drive the car still - waiting for DVLA to open the envelope.

[lancialulu]

Best not to run tubes unless you know the tubeless tyres are relatively smooth otherwise tubes will get hot and fail ultimately (just when most inconvenient as sod would put it).

Steel wheels rust inside with tubed tyres over decades as water gets in round the valve aperture. Unless you know the wheels are sound (especially around the valve hole) it is best to continue with tubes.

I run Falken EIEX or something on my Mercedes and I like them. not sure I would run them on my classic.... Budget tyres are notoriously bad in the wet.... I buy my tyres from mytyres or similar, and use the Euro rating system to shortlist tyres.

Although expensive you cannot beat original equipment Michelins on a Fulvia. Longstone stock these in 165 14 80 for series 2. Series 1 14" 145 is restricted to the Pirelli Cinturato   

[HBG]

Thanks Tim. If my local guy will do it I'm tempted to go tubeless. The wheels have been refurbished and look great, though I've no idea what the internal condition is.

Did you use standard tubeless valves on the steel wheels?

I've read a load of old posts on this subject and it seems there isn't a consensus on tubes/ tubeless.

[Neil]

I have had Falken Sinceras on my S2 Fulvia, 165/80x 14" for a number of years, no issues with them at all with tubes too. Current running wider 2000HF Cromadoras with Michelin Energy tyres without tubes (175/70 x14 as they don't do a 165/80).  Those Falken tyres are fine on steel wheels in my opinion.

[RDG496]

I have had Falken Sinceras on my S2 Fulvia, 165/80x 14" for a number of years, no issues with them at all with tubes too. Current running wider 2000HF Cromadoras with Michelin Energy tyres without tubes (175/70 x14 as they don't do a 165/80).  Those Falken tyres are fine on steel wheels in my opinion.

Seconded, I have run mine with tubes without issue, seem to work fine in the wet too.