The issue with tracking is the fact that you only can get steel
radial tires and these cars were designed for a bias ply tire. The
Healey had +1 degree camber with the old Bias Ply tire which will not
work on a steel Belted radial tire. The later style tires need some
negative camber to work correctly. We set up all our cars with about
1 degree negative camber. This will cause some excessive tire wear
but on our cars today the tires will need to be replace due to age
rather than being worn out.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:24 AM, Freese, Ken wrote:
> IMHO, the Vredesteins follow pavement rain grooves too much. If we
> could crank
> in more castor on a Healey, maybe they would be better. I would
> call them a
> nervous tire. Perhaps they will get better with wear.
> I really loved the aggressive tread pattern on the Pirelli CN36
> which is now
> available from a classic tire dealer, but quite expensive. The
> Yokohama's I
> used to have were fine, but I don't think they are available anymore,
> otherwise I would have gotten them instead of the Vredestiens.
> If the CN36's are out of your budget, I would go with the old
> Michelin XZX.
> They squeal a bit at the limit, but handled very well.
> Ken Freese
> 65 BJ8
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