[Healeys] Tires

[Oudesluys]

There is a lot more about tires than just being round and black.
Many of the Chinese and some Korean tires are awful. They are usually 
cheap but their performance, especially in the wet, can be downright 
dangerous. There can also be issues with braking, high speed 
performance, straight line stability, steering characteristics etc. They 
may be suitable for an agricultural machine but they certainly do not 
belong on the wheels of a sportscar
I had new Hankooks on my car and they were absolutely frightening in the 
wet. They were discarded of within 1500miles. Changed them for Nokians 
which transformed the car.
Check consumer tests from ADAC, Stiftung Warentest, Which etc. OK, not 
the right tire size but you will get the idea.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 25-3-2013 18:12, Douglas Barker schreef:
> 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"
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