[Healeys] Goodyear Eagle GT

[Jonas Payne]

$.02

I just pulled a set of these off of a Customer's 66 bj8 siting the following
problems:

        Incorrect appearance
        Tramlining
        Hard Ride
        Hard low speed steering
        Excessive wear due to camber/front end setup on old british cars (the
modern "rectangular section" tires wear irregularly because the new tires are
designed to work with little or no negative camber)

I can vouch for the wear, ride and the steering issues from test drives.  To
each their own on appearance.

I replaced them with a set of 195 series vriedstiens, which cost nearly two
and a half times as much, but are a very good tire.

They fill out the wheel well better (look better), ride better and offer less
resistance at low speeds.  Additionally, they offer a better slip angle(?)
that is more in line with a vintage car, allowing the car to be set up to
drift much easier.



Jonas Payne
PBR




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