[Healeys] Tires

Douglas Barker douglas.barker at videotron.ca
Mon Mar 25 11:12:16 MDT 2013


OK-so now we have Nexen's at 52 bucks and VR's at 232-what is going on 
here?? Can somebody come out with a pro-con analysis that makes sense?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 5:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tires


> May be pricey, but at least they are quality tires, which cannot always be 
> said of the cheap alternatives. And roughly a $100 per annum or so for 
> tires does not sound to bad.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>
> Op 25-3-2013 1:23, HealeyRick schreef:
>> I've always loved the XAS, a nice predictable tire.  And Longstone is 
>> offering
>> free shipping to the U.S.  But at $232 per corner, kind of pricey.
>>
>>   Rick
>> "Madman in a death machine"
>> Follow My Nasty Boy Build:
>> http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>   From: Andrew
>> Thorp <bce257 at yahoo.co.nz>
>> To: healeys at autox.team.net; Bob Abbott
>> <thehealeyguy at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 7:53 PM
>> Subject: Re:
>> [Healeys] Tires
>>   Longstone tyres in UK have the Michelin XAS 180HR15 which
>> are a fairly good
>> approximation of the original diameter and profile.
>>
>> After a
>> week of driving
>> on them they seem ok except a little bit of rubbing on turns
>> and on the front
>> indicator wiring. They have a faint whirring at speed, not
>> unlike a Landrover
>> sort of noise but quieter.
>>
>> Ground clearance is excellent-
>> haven't hit
>> anything at all yet.
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