I have been running the 5.50 Hoosier for four years and experimented with
all sorts of tire pressures and whatever suspension adjustements a Morgan
has.
I have never been able to get any temperature into the tires and always
suspected that they were just too big or too hard for a car like a Morgan
with minimal mechanical grip. They NEVER wear out except on a concrete
airport circuit or at Savanah.
I used to run the 5.00 - 15 Goodyear and got them good and hot. The price
and availability is the only reason I switched. Lap times were not any
different. The Hoosier in the wet is scary! (on my car)
SuperDave
'64 Morgan 4/4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Queen" <donqueen@Inreach.com>
To: "Brett Johnson" <356drb@indy.net>; <PaceCars@aol.com>;
<JKnopins@co.jefferson.co.us>; <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: Tires
> I agree that the Hoosier Vintage TD is the ideal tire, but Jack wanted
> street legal and this they aint !
>
> I've run both the Hoosier Vintage TD 5:00 x 15 and the 5:50 x 15 on my 56
> Alfa Spider, and I get the same lap times .
>
> Either I'm not pushing the 5:50 hard enough in the turns or the extra
> friction and size is slowing me in the straight bits. I'm not convinced
that
> the extra expense for the 5:50 is worth it. Have you noticed better lap
> times?
>
> Don Queen
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brett Johnson" <356drb@indy.net>
> To: <PaceCars@aol.com>; <JKnopins@co.jefferson.co.us>;
> <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Tires
>
>
> > on 2/7/01 1:17 PM, PaceCars@aol.com at PaceCars@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > I think Hoosier makes a tall, skinny 15" for the 356.
> >
> > I've been running 5.50 x 15 Hoosier Vintage TDs the last couple years on
> my
> > 1300 cc 1951 356. They are very forgiving. I've just bought a set of
> 5.00
> > x 15s for use this year, because VDCA won't let me run that extra half
> inch.
> >
> > Brett Johnson
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