[Healeys] Tires Again

[Bob Spidell]

I think they are competent in the rain.  Modern high performance and 'rain' tires have at least one--usually two or 
more--deep, straight grooves to channel water away from some generally 'slick' tread, with more typical tread patterns 
on the edges.  Also, I imagine the compounding is different; i.e. softer for rain or HP tires.    Although I don't think 
the Sprint Classic is an 'all season' tire--the Sprint+ claims to be--it has that kind of tread pattern and no deep 
channels for moving water out of the way.

My Mustang came with decent BF Goodrich 'all season' tires.  They were a disaster in the rain--hydroplaned like 
crazy--and not very good in the dry.  I bought Continental HP tires--with several deep channels--and the difference is 
night and day in wet and dry.  Unfortunately, it looks like I'll only get 15-20K miles on them, but it's worth it.

Bob


On 5/2/2012 5:16 AM, Rick Swain wrote:
> I seem to drive in the rain a fair bit (I live in the Maritimes in Canada) and
> haven't noticed any problems with the current Vred Sprint Classics on my BN4,
> or the older pattern Vreds that I had before these.
> Rick Swainwww.classicmotorart.cafull-colour drawings of your car
>> Is it the consensus of the list that Vreds are not good in the rain?
>> I had the distinct impression I was hydoplaning on a trip through the
>> Olympic Peninsula returning from a meet in Vancouver BC last summer.
>> This was at speeds of 50-60 mph on 3 year-old Vred 165s during heavy
>> rain in the rainforest.  Others in the group didn't seem to have the
>> problem.
>> Thanks for comments and observations,
>> Charlie
>


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