They use the same molds, that is why the LSR tires have "Frontrunner" molded
into the side wall. The only way to tell them apart is by the part number
that is molded into the sidewall. It is on "tag" that they attach to the
mold before making the tire. For example, the 28.0-4.5"x15" Drag race
Frontrunner has "3704" molded into the sidewall. The same size LSR tire has
"2031" molded in the sidewall. Other than that, they are visually the same,
but the LSR tire has more cord and and other go fast stuff in it. Some folks
just see the "frontrunner" name on it and assume it is the cheaper drag
tire.
Ken Smith
#626 Roadster
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Savage <basavage@earthlink.net>
To: List Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: Tires
>Elon,
>If they used the same molds wouldn't the dimensions be the same?
>Bryan
>
>3liter wrote:
>
>>I think the confusion is because there are two distinctly different Front
>>Runners but they both look the same. Due to the low volume of LSR tires,
>>Goodyear uses the same mold (and therefore logo) as the drag tires however
>>the LSR construction is different. I think there is some small text on
the
>>sidewall that says LSR somewhere but it is not prominent. -Elon
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