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RE: I need tires

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Subject: RE: I need tires
From: "TJ Tryon, Jr." <tjt@insightbb.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 18:05:39 -0500
Anyone have any issues with tubes in tubeless tires (heat or cupping)?  Any
good methods to seal up spoked wheels to be able to run tubeless?

TJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net 
> [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Paul Root
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 3:34 PM
> To: Mg list
> Subject: I need tires
> 
> So the time has come to replace the Michelin XZXs on the car. 
> I bet they are 10 years old.
> 
> I'm going with 185/70R14s. As I can't afford to buy new 
> wheels at this time (from Kelvin :-) or anyone else really)
> 
> I'm trying to figure out what to get. I need 5. The spare 
> isn't really a tire anymore. Unless I go to a junk yard and 
> get a compact spare out of an Altima or something.
> 
> I've been looking at Tire Rack and they have a couple of tire choices.
> There is the Kumho Power Star 758. Looks like an economy car 
> tire, it's wear rating is 400AA.
> 
> Or there is the Sumitomo HTR 200. H Rated, and looks pretty nice.
> 
> The Sumitomo's are out of stock until mid July. I can 
> probably live with that.
> 
> The Kumho's are also available at Discount Tire, which would 
> be very easy to just drive in and have the tires put on for 
> pretty cheap. 
> Probably a better price than tires + shipping + mount/balance 
> from TireRack.
> 
> Other tires to look at?





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