[Mgs] MGB LE Tires

[Larry Daniels]

That's a pretty wide open question.  What do you want it to do?  Best dry 
traction, wet traction, mileage, lifespan, price, value or ?




-----Original Message----- 
From: 1971mgb at cox.net
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 6:16 PM
To: MG List
Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB LE Tires

what is the best tire to use on our mgb's



---- frankk12 at verizon.net wrote:
> I encountered a similar problem on my 1980 LE a few years back. The 
> original
> tires were making the car very unmanageable and dangerous to drive.  There
> was plenty of tread left on them but the rubber was seriously degraded so 
> I
> replaced them.
> Why is Ed driving around the block on unsafe tires? Good thing someone 
> else
> didn't make that faux pas!
> Frank Krajewski
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Betti Ann and Preston Smith" <prbasmith at gmail.com>
> To: "Shop at " Just Brits "" <shop at justbrits.com>
> Cc: "MG List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 6:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] MGB LE Tires
>
>
> > Ed,
> >
> > I am sure you meant to say 'would not drive ...'
> >
> > I agree that they are old and probably very dangerous.  Interestingly
> > enough, there are no cracks in the inner or outer sidewalls and there is
> > plenty of tread left.  Having said that I am replacing them because of
> > their age not their condition.  And yes, they should have been replaced
> > some time ago.
> >
> > Preston
> >
> >
> > On 8/12/2011 4:22 PM, Shop at " Just Brits " wrote:
> >> Preston:
> >>
> >> << I am looking for a softer ride than I am getting from the
> >> 1996 Michelin X-Ones >>
> >>
> >> ANYTHING is gonna be better than those OLD & VERY
> >> DANGEROUS tyres ! ! !  They arr prolly like BRICKS due to
> >> AGE ! ! !
> >>
> >> I would drive the car around the block on them ! ! !
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