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Re: Tires

To: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Subject: Re: Tires
From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:05:30 -0400 (EDT)
That is just about the diameter I wanted - I just
thought that might be a little wide. 
Dick J
--- "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
wrote:
> Dick, 
> Some years back I ran a high speed Dunlop ZR
> tire at the lakes to save
> the Bonneville tires. The tires were rated good
> to 200 MPH. They were a
> 27"
> diameter, approximately 7 inches wide. 
> 
> You don't say what size tire you are looking
> for, but I just checked the
> internet and found these numbers: 
> 
> 225/60ZR15 6.5" Rim, 25.5 Dia, 6.8" Tread. &
> 225/55ZR 7.0" Rim, 25.7"
> Dia, 7.9" Tread
>  
> Let me know what specs you are looking for and
> I may be able to be of
> more help.
> 
> Tom
> 
> Dick Jurkowski wrote:
> > 
> > --- "Thomas E. Bryant"
> <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
> > 
> > Tom,
> > 
> > If I could only afford one set of tires that
> had
> > to see me through both Maxton and the salt,
> what
> > do you recommend in a 15".  I'm looking at
> XF/SR
> > and C/Coupe or Altered.  When I look at ZR
> rated
> > street tires, the only thing I come up with
> is
> > really wide by the time I get anything near a
> > reasonable diameter.  I had all but settled
> on
> > Front Runners when some of the Maxton guys
> > pointed out that they had bad experiences
> with
> > them on the rough Maxton mile.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Dick J
> >
>
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