[Fot] TR2 Tires

[Terry Stetler]

I have 165-15 Continentals(no longer available) on my street TR-3, but I have
an inexpensive bias tire on a stock rim for a spare.

This seemed like the best solution for a street car.

Terry Stetler
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Duncan Charlton<mailto:duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>
  To: Triumph Friends of<mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
  Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 8:41 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] TR2 Tires


  I don't think I'd want to drive a TR2 in the rain on bias plies if I had
the
  option of using radial tires instead.  Modern tires are much more resistant
to
  hydroplaning (and the Vredesteins on my Morgan Plus 8 are not great in this
  regard) and I seem to recall that TR3s on original tires don't tolerate
sloppy
  downshifts, which can cause the rear end to lose traction and cause a spin.
  On the other hand, you could practice 4-wheel drifts...

  Isn't the spare tire well too small for 165s? My (hazy) recollection is
that
  this is why I kept the original spare in our '56 TR3.

  Duncan
  (Texas)

  On Jul 15, 2012, at 5:54 PM, Terry Stetler wrote:

  > Honestly, a set of 165 SR 15 radial tires is the only way to go if you
  drive
  > the car on any regular basis.
  >
  > They last longer, they turn better,  they have far better straight ahead
  > stability, are far more puncture resistant, and most importantly, they
stop
  > much better.
  >
  > Bias ply tires are for Pebble Beach show cars that never get driven.
  >
  > Terry Stetler.
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