[Healeys] Tires Again

[Earl Kagna]

Yeah Rick, but not in the 175 size, which was / is much better on a Healey b
also, way too expensive for a normal road car, at least for me.  Thatbs why
I came to the conclusion b at least for me b the Vredbs are the best
compromise Meaning theybre great, except for the bvintageb look b big
thing for me is that the diameter is right.

Earl

From: HealeyRick
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:07 AM
To: Charlie Frazer ; Bob Spidell ; Earl Kagna
Cc: healeylist
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tires Again

      Earl,

      XASs are still available from Coker Tire here:
http://www.cokertire.com/165hr15-michelin-xas.html  but at $295 each are too
rich for my blood.  They're a great tire with good grip and very predictable.
I just had to replace a set on my bugeye that were too old to by trusted and
shed a tear when they went to the discard pile.

      Rick

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      --- On Wed, 5/2/12, Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca> wrote:


        From: Earl Kagna <kags at shaw.ca>
        Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tires Again
        To: "Charlie Frazer" <cfrazer at jcomm.uoregon.edu>, "Bob Spidell"
<bspidell at comcast.net>
        Cc: "healeylist" <healeys at autox.team.net>
        Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 10:23 AM


        Charlie:

        I run Vred 185/70 15's, and one of the things that I like best about
them is the rain performance, in my opinion, especially compared to the Mich
ZX's that I replaced.  Bear in mind that I live very close to the 'rainforest'
- within sight of the Olympic Peninsula (but not the real rainy parts).  I
think most people run too high a pressure in their Healeys - I run relatively
low pressure - don't want to start another 'big thing' on the list.  I think
pressure probably has a lot to do with how the tires feel in the wet.

        The only tires that came close to them in the wet are the old Michelin
XAS's, which haven't been available for a long, long time, probably 25 years
or so.

        Earl Kagna
        Victoria, B.C.
        BJ8, BT7 tri-carb