[Healeys] tires, again...

[Bob Spidell]

Not particularly relevant, but when I bought Vreds years ago I was told 
the US national manager for Vredestein was a Healey owner. I had one of 
their Sprint Classic brochures and it had the front of a red BJ8 on the 
cover.

I have NFI--just a loyal customer--but Tom Monaco at Tom's Import Toys 
is a Vredestein distributor and will generally match or beat the 'big 
guys.' I got a new set of Vred 165/HR-15s--i.e. not 'low profile' and 
close to original size--Sprint Classics and MVS wheels for my BN2 
mounted, balanced and shipped by Tom, which eliminated a pretty nasty 
scuttle shake. I previously had what I think were the original wheels 
mounted with some Nexens I bought at Walmart; I think the Nexens were OK 
but hard to tell with the grossly out-of-true wheels, and I didn't put a 
lot of miles on them.

bs

On 9/28/2023 5:39 AM, Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys wrote:
>
> Cheap tyres in that size and of decent quality in Europe are:
>
> -€80:
>
> Vredestein T-trac 2
> Hankook Kinergy
> Continental CT22
> Continental Conti-Contact
> Toyo 330
>
>
> €160-220
> Vredestein Sprint
> Michelin XZX
> Yokohama
> Avon Cr11b
>
> Other big makes can be over €400
>
> Cheaper makes can disappoint in quality
>
> Not sure which of these are available at what prices in the US but a 
> quick search through Google will help you out.
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>
> Op 28-9-2023 om 13:32 schreef m.g.sharp--- via Healeys:
>>
>> I’ll second that.
>>
>> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Alan 
>> Seigrist
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 28, 2023 4:40 AM
>> *To:* Tom <ah3000me at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Healey Mail List <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] tires, again...
>>
>> Hey Tom -
>>
>> Looks like Tire Rack has Vredstien Sprint classics, which are great 
>> tires for the healey.
>>
>> https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?zip-code=94589&width=165/&ratio=80&diameter=15&rearWidth=255/&rearRatio=40&rearDiameter=17&performance=ALL 
>> <https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSearchResults.jsp?zip-code=94589&width=165/&ratio=80&diameter=15&rearWidth=255/&rearRatio=40&rearDiameter=17&performance=ALL>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 9:01 AM Tom <ah3000me at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     My Khumo Powerstars, 165/80R15, have reached the end of their
>>     life.   They were about $50 a tire 10 years ago, and I am looking
>>     for something in the lower price range to replace them. I'd love
>>     another set of Powerstars, but Khumo doesn't make them in this size.
>>
>>     I have standard size wheels on my BJ8, so I don't want an
>>     oversized tire.   Looking over places like Amazon, Walmart, and
>>     others online, it looks like there are lots of options in that
>>     size.   Does anyone have tires they recently purchased and would
>>     recommend?  Or not recommend?
>>
>>     thanks,
>>
>>     Tom
>>
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