[Healeys] Vredestein Sprint Classic

[Robert Blair]

Tire problems are not specific to a car type ........

I have had no problems with Vreds.

Most leading brands do not make a 185x15....wish they did.

Robert N. Blair  Yellow 65BJ8  RNBmail at yahoo.com
 



--- On Tue, 2/15/11, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vredestein Sprint Classic
> To: "Austin Healey" <pajtamuvek at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 1:20 PM
> Be careful with the Vredesteins. They
> have a history of small defects in
> the plies of some tires, resulting in small bumps in the
> sides and
> balancing problems/vibrations which in general can only be
> solved by
> replacing the tire. In particular the Triumph TR4/5/6 was
> sensitive to
> this. These are the tires that were made in the
> Netherlands. Nowadays
> these tires are manufactured in India I believe, perhaps
> that may have
> improved matters???? Somehow I think that is unlikely.
> Go for a tire from one of the large EU manufacturers like
> Michelin,
> Pirelly, Dunlop etc. Alternative could be Toyo.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
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