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Re: Tire Questions

To: Debbie Cunningham <bartsmom@mindspring.com>,
Subject: Re: Tire Questions
From: Bryan Medway <creative@razorlab.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:23:11 -0700
haha Debiie, you wouldn't know what to do in a car that doesn't have
traction...

I can hear you now....

"I pushed the gas and it just kept going straight.. I think your car is
broken.."

I'm right there with you on the "tip-toeing" James, and I only have
132lbs/torque.  =)

:bryan medway
01 Neon ES
> 
> You better duck Bryan ;))...Otherwise I am going to have to drive your car
> this weekend and embarass you...heheh...:))  P.S.  James is coming out this
> Sunday...
> 
> Oh, btw, the rears are in good shape...Perhaps I should just swap them with
> the fronts?
> 
> Debbie...aka The Grrrl :)
> 

>> 
>> well Debbie,
>> 
>> since you have AWD, I think you could run 600 tread wear rated all-season
>> plastic tires and still have grip...
>> 
>> just push the pedal on the right...
>> 
>> /me ducks
>> 
>> =)
>> 
>> seriously though, I don't think your Yokohama's are going to be any better
>> in the rain then the R-1's since you have almost none of the tread blocks
>> left on them... at least from what I remember last time I saw them
>> 
>> :bryan medway
>> 01 Neon ES
>> 
>>> Right now I am running on Yokohama Advan-032R tires (Thanks again
> Eric!!).
>>> The rears are 205/55/16's (still in pretty good shape).  The fronts,
> which are
>>> getting pretty low on tread (;-), are 225/50/16's.
>>> 
>>> I just purchased some used R-1's and lighter rims.  They have quite a
> bit of
>>> tread left and are 205/55/16's all the way around.
>>> 
>>> It is my understanding that the Yokohama's are "rain race tires" and
> that they
>>> don't take very well to hot, dry conditions?  Is that so?  Should I
> throw the
>>> R-1's on there for Golden Gate Fields in Albany on Sunday and the rest
> of the
>>> warm weather?  And save the Yoko's for the Slush Series?
>>> 
>>> Also, my stock sized Dunlop WP-10's (street tires) measure 215/55/16.
> How
>>> much of a difference does the smaller width of the R-1's really make?
> Any
>>> ideas??
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any feedback!!
>>> 
>>> Debbie
>>> '95 Eagle Talon TSi AWD

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