Bob,
Which wheels/tires are you running (and car mods)??
15 inch wheels are on my plans for 1999!
Anybody else have a good setup?
Thanks,
Gary
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 20:50:08 -0800 Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>
writes:
>Paul, et Listers,
>
>I just took a look at these tires on their Web site and they seem to
>be a
>good choice given the limited selection available for 13" diameter
>rims;
>i.e., almost nil. I'm confused by their statement about the UTQG of
>160AA
>(oem) and 260AA (others). The lower the mileage number the stickier
>the
>tire. My Yokohamas (AVS Intemediate) also have a UTQG of 160AA. The
>last
>set lasted about two years of occasionally hard use and a total of
>about
>25-30k highway miles which is about as much wear as I'd want them to
>have.
>And their price for the 205/50-15 size is $130/ea versus $49/ea for
>the
>RE92's. I have driven the Bridgestone Expedias on my Tiger and I was
>very
>impressed with their crisp response compared with the AVS's. I don't
>know
>if this relates at all to the RE92's, but maybe it shows that at least
>Bridgestone is capable of building good tires.
>
>If you ever decide to get new rims, I recommend going to 15" diameter,
>both
>for better handling and, perhaps most important, better selection of
>high
>performance types. Better yet would be 16" diameter, but this starts
>to
>look a little out of proportion on a Tiger (IMHO of course). Also, the
>50
>series on 15" diameter is about the same overall diameter as your 13"
>rims
>and tires.
>
>Let us know what you think to the new tires if you decide to get them.
>One
>thing for sure, they will be a lot better in the rain than the 008's
>
>Happy New Year,
>
>Bob
>
>At 09:07 PM 12/30/98 -0500, MR PAUL R SHEAHAN wrote:
>>Hello All,
>> I am still searching for tires. Tire Rack recommends
>>Bridgestone Potenza RE92's. They aren't A008R's but such is life. I
>
>>want to stay with my 185 70 13 size so this is what they recommend.
>> Has anyone had any experience with these tires or this brand.
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>>Paul R. Sheahan
>
>Robert L. Palmer
>Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
>rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
>rpalmer@cts.com
>
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