George,
I just put four 205/70 15 Michelin X Radial Plus tires on my car. The tires
were about $100 per corner installed -- at Costco. I had Michelin Redlines
as well, not very worn but the rubber was old. The ride and handling is much
improved. Appearance wise I think the new tire profile looks better than
redlines, not nearly as square, but sure do miss that red stripe.
If you have it done, make sure they tourque correctly - they initially
wanted to do 95lbs, while 60 - 80 is correct.
Keith Meinhold
66 Marston Avenue
San Francisco CA 94112
415 585 5998 H
415 336 5336 C
415 836 7775 W
http://www.navyboy.com/
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of George Loriot
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:18 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Question about tires
I'm new to this list (just bought my TR6 last summer, and have been
learning about it) and have a question about replacement tires. I think I
saw someone post their experience with modern tires recently, but I can't
find the posting. So here's the question:
Will I experience better ride and handling with modern, non-redline tires
than with what I now have, which look like original-type Michelin
redlines? I think the poster used Michelin 705/15 radials; I would hate to
lose the redlines but if the handling and ride are improved I'll go for it.
My current tires have tubes, on steel rims. Is there any problem with
going tubeless on these rims? For example, do the rims actually hold air?
Any help would be appreciated.
BTW I really really like this TR6 - first one I ever had...
George Loriot
1976 TR6
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