[Healeys] Tires AGAIN

[I Erbs]

same rule applies to old bottles of expensive wine. One can never be sure
how it was stored prior to drinking.

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
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On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

>  Storage of rubber (tyres) should be dry, cool and dark. Covering in
> talcum powder may help. However I would still be nervous about the
> condition after 10 years as there is not much known how they keep up under
> those conditions.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Larry Varley schreef op 22-3-2015 om 20:49:
>
> Hi Guys, I believe the best way to store tires is in a dark place
> Cheers
> Larry Varley
>
> On 23/03/2015 6:10 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
>
>  Yes Tom quite true. I didn't know that Kuhmo made that size ever... I
> would have jumped on a set for sure..
>  I have been searching for 165/80 15 tires for about 40 years and these
> Classic All Seasons are first I have ever seen in that size...
>  I know tires deteriorate with age but given how hard i had to look to
> find these I going to buy another set...I'm betting that they won't be
> around for long.
>
>  Michael S
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Tom <ah3000me at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  This is always a good subject, and one where the older archived posting
>> may not be much help.
>>
>> I put a set of Kuhmo 165/80R15 tires on my car about 5 years ago, and i
>> think I paid just under $50 per tire.  There were perhaps half a dozen
>> similarly priced tires in this size.  Now it seems choices for 165/80R15
>> are becoming scarce, too.
>>
>>  - Tom
>>
>>  On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 9:34 AM, Michael <michael.salter at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>   I know that this subject has been beaten around many many times
>>> but....
>>> For anyone looking for a tire that is really close to the dimensions of
>>> those originally installed on our cars try these
>>>
>>> http://m.tirerack.com/tires/TireResultsServlet?tab=ALL&width=165%2F&ratio=80&diameter=15&zipCode=#0
>>> In all my years of Healeying I have never come across this size in a
>>> radial.
>>> The inflated diameter is only 0.2" smaller than a Dunlop Road Speed.
>>> Obviously not a "performance" tire...and made in China but, lets get
>>> real, by today's standards a Healey is not the epitome "state of the art"
>>> handling.
>>>
>>> Michael S
>>> BN1 #174
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