Rick,
This is the best tire insight I've received in a while. I drive Mich Xs
on my Volvo daily driver and get 30-40K miles from them. But the car sure
feels squirrly on the curves as soon as it gets wet. I'm going to research
the next tire buy.
The TR-4A has Pirelli Cinturato P3 185/70 SR 15s. I have also been
given a pair of Hercules Superior Metric 165 SR 15 M/S that I might fill
out to four for one of the cars.
John
At 01:41 PM 11/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
>> I'm running Michelin Radial 165 SR 15s on my TR-3A and am not especially
>>happy with them. The car skids around any sort of tight turn, especially
>>up hill. The TR-4A live axle (heavier, but admittedly with stiffer springs
>>and anti-roll bars) has much wider and lower Pirelli 185/70 SR 15's and
>>sticks like glue. Not sure what gets the credit.
>> John Cowan
>>.
>>At 02:02 PM 10/24/97 -0400, you wrote:
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>>> I would go with 165 x 15. I think that's what was actually supplied
>>> (if you chose radials) on my '60. If you're really lucky you can
>>> still find some used ones from Volvos (120 series or P1800s all took
>>> this size, and maybe early 140s), but you'd want to get them from
>>> someone who'd stored them out of direct sunlight.
>>> I think the 155 x 15s are getting more rare, but then if you're in
the
>>> mood to spend money, you can get just about anything.
>>> Regards,
>>> Jim Wallace
>>> '60 TR3
>>>
>>>
>Hi John & Jim,
>
>Credit the tires. The Michelin XZX or ZX models are quite hard and don't
>stick well in the wet. On the other hand, they'll probably outlast the car.
>What tires were on the TR4A??
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>Rick, AH BN1 etc.>
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