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Re: Result of TR6 tire poll

To: "Michael Noerregaard" <triumph@ibm.net>, <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Result of TR6 tire poll
From: "Stuart/Jo Bollen" <StuartB-Jo@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:22:42 -0500

Stuart B.
'74 TR6 & '80 TR8

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> From: Michael Noerregaard <triumph@ibm.net>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Result of TR6 tire poll
> Date: Monday, March 10, 1997 3:28 AM
> 
> Fellow scions,
> 
> I have not gotten 19 responses to my TR6 tire poll - and the answers are
> listed at the bottom of this e-mail
>  - of the 15 responses who quoted width, 6 were using 205 width, 3 215, 3
185
>  - of the 12 responses who quoted brand, 3 use BF Goodrich Touring, 3
Redlines
> 
> All in all, probably not a very representative sample, but interesting to
> see the different choices of the scions - and especially to see the
> differences in the combinations of width and profile, and consequently
> differences in diameter, which must throw some people's speedos off.
> 
> Personnaly, I will probably look around for a set of BF Goodrich Touring
> when it warms up enough outside to take the car for longer trips.
> 
> Thanks for the responses - if anybody wants to add to this list, just
drop
> me an e-mail back, and I will repost in a month or so what the situation
is
> like.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> P.S. I hope, that I included everybody who wrote to me:
> 
> WHO                   BRAND                                   WIDTH   PROFILE
> Chet                  BF Goodrich Touring TA          205     70
> Bill Georgas                                                  205     65
> John Wiseman          Michelin Redlines               
> Ernest Janzen         (original)                              185     
> Aaron Johnson         BF Goodrich Comp T/A HR-4               205     60
> Gary Blake            Michelin XVS-P                  185     
> Mike Frerichs         Michelin Redlines (original)            
> Dennis Culligan       BF Goodrich Touring TA          205     70
> John Ruppert          Michelin Redlines                       185     
> Roger Bolick          (recommends this)                       205     70
> Shane Ingate          BF Goodrich Touring TA          205     70
> Bob Jones             (on 7" Panas)                           215     65
> Ian                   (standard tires)
> Ian                   (low profile Eagles)
> Bill Burroughs        (recommends this)                       195     75
> Bob Lang              Michelin XGT4 (street)          215     70
> Bob Lang              Hoosier Radial Road Race (AutoX)        225     55
> Irv                   Dunlop D40M2 (on 7" wheels)             215     60
> Ronald Olds           Michelin XWX                            195     70

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