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RE: Another Towing Tire

To: "'Roadsters \(E-mail\)'" <Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Another Towing Tire
From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 21:19:11 -0700
I'd say he needs to shim that limited-slip a bit and drop a couple pounds of
air.

Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Thomas -
> Sweden
> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 4:06 PM
> To: 'Roadsters (E-mail)'
> Subject: Re: Another Towing Tire
>
>
> That's a Michelin XZX you have there.
> Must have been filled with some solvent
> or run flat foam at some point.
>
> I uploaded a pic on a pair of smoked Pirelli P7
> on the link below.
> http://w1.590.telia.com/~u59003583/P7.jpg
>
> Thomas
>
> Tom Hendricksen wrote:
>
> > This tire was on my car when I picked it up.  Since only two of the 4
> > tires would hold air reliably, and this was one of them the PO had it on
> > the front of the car for towing on a tow dolly with the rear wheels on
> > the dolly.  In all I towed the car from LA to Portland, about 950 miles,
> > and had no problems at all.  Then I used this tire on my parts car to
> > allow us to roll the car around the yard.  Last I stored it beside my
> > house in the afternoon sun.  The pictures will show you what happened
> > when a worn, but solid looking tire ruptured just sitting in the sun.
> > There are no smooth cuts here, just tearing.
> >
> > http://www.fransfancies.com/datsun/ruptured_perelli_tire2.jpg
> >
> > http://www.fransfancies.com/datsun/ruptured_perelli_tire3.jpg
> >
> > I am lucky this time, but if I ever tow a car again it will be on a
> > trailer with very good tires.
> >
> > Tom
> > 69 2000
> > Portland
> >
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