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To: "David Silveira" <david.silveira@verizon.net>, <6pack@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Redline Tires
From: Michael Graham <mgraham@achilles.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 09:49:41 -0500
Website is:

http://www.widewhitewalltires.com/specialty.htm


Cheers, Mike

At 09:34 AM 23/03/02 -0800, David Silveira wrote:
>Hi Folks, I'm new to the list, but I thought I would offer some info on the
>tire discussion.  I purchased a 76 TR 6 / Hardtop / OD from a Florida couple a
>few years ago.  The car had some nice Michelin original looking redlines.
>They probably only had  8 to 10 thousand miles on them, but they would make
>noise on corning and didn't stick to the road very good. Ithink the rubber
>compound was too hard.  I found a replacement tire through a club member that
>made all the difference in the world!  I purchased 205/70R15 Dunlop Axiom Plus
>Redlines. These are brand new tires, not reprocessed tires like some companies
>offer  to give you the redline look.  The red is bright and doesn't turn pink
>like some I have seen.  The cost was around 130.00 which isn't cheap, but the
>performance and quality is there.  The company was Diamond Back Classics and
>I'm sure they have a Website. I question if there is anyone in this group who
>have tried them.  They make my British Green 6 look great and handle like a
>modern sportscar.  Dave Silveira, Membership Dir.,British Motorcars of
>Vermont



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