[Land-speed] Fw: Tires OEM H Rated

[Ed Weldon]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Weldon" <23.weldon at comcast.net>
To: "DougOdom" <dlodom at charter.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Tires OEM H Rated


> VR tires have been OEM stuff on Volvos for some years now. Some of the
older
> ones have sizes and profiles that look appropriate for fendered vehicles
and
> may fit on good available OEM steel wheels, especially if you don't mind
an
> inch or two of excess width and don't need that extra one mph to break the
> record.  You might be able to cut a pretty good deal (like even free, with
> your local tire shop for a partially worn down but good set.  Sounds like
a
> possibility to me...BUT...I'm no expert and would hope this post invites
> some commentary from you guys who are really in the know.  Like where can
> you likely go wrong with this approach?  Is there a "hot combination of
> wheel and tire that some land speed racer has already discovered?
> I'm not talking Long Course cars here.  And if I had somewhere on the
north
> side of $10-20K invested in my racing project I think I'd want something a
> bit above a set of "junkyard tires".
> Ed Weldon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DougOdom" <dlodom at charter.net>
> To: "Landspeed List" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:25 AM
> Subject: [Land-speed] Tires OEM H Rated
> > A friend is building an E or F Diesel truck. It will only go about 130
> > mph.  He asked me about tires. Book says OEM H rated.  OK, I have never
> > run street tires at Bonneville or El Mirage so I'm asking anyone out
> > there  that runs a small  car or truck what tires do you like?  I know
> > he will like the cost a whole lot better than the frontrunners.
> > Doug in big ditch