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>> Guess you both forgot about the Pheonix Stahlflex
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>No -- the Stahlflex, like the A001 and A008 which came later, wasn't an
>"R-compound" tire -- it was more like the current Dunlop 9000 or Yoke AVS.
>In fact, I don't remember it being marketed especially as a racing or
>performance tire -- a few people just sort of stumbled on the fact it was
>faster than the rest of the crowd, and word spread. I had a set on my
>Rabbit for two years -- probably would have lasted longer, but they were on
>the car when it burned down to the axles....
I have a set of Stahlflex's. They came with the Pinto when
I bought it. Still have almost full tread. Would probably
make great rains, but way too hard to be competetive today.
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