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Re: [TR] TR3 tires 6" rims

To: KingsCreekTrees@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 tires 6" rims
From: MMoore8425@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:19:52 EDT
In a message dated 4/20/2009 5:17:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
KingsCreekTrees writes:

No, I'm not racing anymore, Mike and certainly have never been/won't with  
this car. I have a '65 Volvo PV544 that I'm modifiying as a vintage race 
car,  mostly to preserve the TR3A.
 
A couple of years ago, I had an emergency incident (someone coming the  
other way pulled across the front of me while making a turn across traffic). I  
braked hard in the TR and found the brakes to be much better than the grip 
the  skinny tyres could offer. The tyres were in great shape, not old by any 
means  and a well-known brand. With the wider tyres, I can emergency brake 
and still  maintain control. Better emergency-avoidance characteristics, 
too. The  steering's a little heavier, the handling overall's a bit better.
 
Tim



Very interesting!
 
Enjoy them
Best, Mike Moore 
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