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from [Jean Caron] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: richard mayor <mayorrichard@hotmail.com>, healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres
From: Jean Caron <vintage_roadster_restoration@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:40:47 +0000
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>From my own experience I once had a blowout on the right rear tire of a ful=
l size Chrysler product from the 1970's at approximately 80 mph and hardly =
felt it and it was a rear wheel drive car. Someone attached a video to anot=
her message here and it said that the tire industry recommend putting new t=
ires on the rear but it is worth noting that the cars they used in their de=
mo is a front wheel drive car. I believe that on a rear wheel drive car lik=
e our Austin-Healeys=2C it is better and safer to put the new tires on the =
front wheels. I had a flat tire on the right front on my return trip from C=
onclave in Quebec a couple of years ago and I sure felt it and the car was =
pulling strongly to the right at about 60 mph at the time.=20

Jean
From: mayorrichard@hotmail.com
To: ttrotter2@triad.rr.com=3B timwarduk@aol.com=3B healeys@autox.team.net
Date: Mon=2C 16 Mar 2015 03:46:20 +0000
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres

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Around 1962 I had a blowout in the right front tire of my 1952 Oldsmobile. =
It did not have power steering. I was a young strong fellow but that blowou=
t almost tore my wrists off my arms.  The car swerved hard to the right and=
 I left the highway and almost into a ditch. If I had not hit the brakes as=
 hard as I did=2C I would have ended up in that ditch. There was heavy traf=
fic in the oncoming land and if the left front tire had blown I would have =
had a head-on collision and perhaps killed.
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So=2C what would a rear tire blowout   (.... or a rear tire losing pressure=
 and going flat ? )  do that is worse than a front tire going flat.    I sh=
ould add that modern tires do not have blowouts like we did back in the 50'=
s and 60's.  So a front tire going flat will make the car extremely difficu=
lt to steer. Whereas=2C a rear tire going down would perhaps make the car w=
ant to over-steer a bit. And that is an easy instinctive driver correction.

Richard

Date: Sun=2C 15 Mar 2015 09:13:24 -0400
From: ttrotter2@triad.rr.com
To: timwarduk@aol.com=3B healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres

Rear=2C imho.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone

-------- Original message --------From: Tim Ward  Date:03/15/2015  9:02 AM =
 (GMT-05:00) To: healeys@autox.team.net Subject: [Healeys] New Tyres=20
Hi Team Due to an unfortunate puncture I have had to replace two still good=
 tyres with new ones. The Other two are still good. I estimate still at lea=
st 60% tread left. My question is=2C in the opinion of the Team=2C should t=
he new Tyres go on the front or the rear? The car in question is a BJ8. Man=
y thanks Tim Tim WardWarwick House12 Mill RoadKislingburyNN7 4BBTel: 07855 =
388 751 http://www.shuttermagic.co.uk/http://www.kislingburyonline.co.uk/in=
dex.php =20
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>From my own experience I once ha=
d a blowout on the right rear tire of a full size Chrysler product from the=
 1970's at approximately 80 mph and hardly felt it and it was a rear wheel =
drive car. Someone attached a video to another message here and it said tha=
t the tire industry recommend putting new tires on the rear but it is worth=
 noting that the cars they used in their demo is a front wheel drive car. I=
 believe that on a rear wheel drive car like our Austin-Healeys=2C it is be=
tter and safer to put the new tires on the front wheels. I had a flat tire =
on the right front on my return trip from Conclave in Quebec a couple of ye=
ars ago and I sure felt it and the car was pulling strongly to the right at=
 about 60 mph at the time. <br><br>Jean<br><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">Fro=
m: mayorrichard@hotmail.com<br>To: ttrotter2@triad.rr.com=3B timwarduk@aol.=
com=3B healeys@autox.team.net<br>Date: Mon=2C 16 Mar 2015 03:46:20 +0000<br=
>Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres<br><br>=0A=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Around 1962 I had a blowout in the right front tire of my =
1952 Oldsmobile. It did not have power steering. I was a young strong fello=
w but that blowout almost tore my wrists off my arms.&nbsp=3B The car swerv=
ed hard to the right and I left the highway and almost into a ditch. If I h=
ad not hit the brakes as hard as I did=2C I would have ended up in that dit=
ch. There was heavy traffic in the oncoming land and if the left front tire=
 had blown I would have had a head-on collision and perhaps killed.<br>&nbs=
p=3B<br>So=2C what would a rear tire blowout&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B (.... or a rea=
r tire losing pressure and going flat ? )&nbsp=3B do that is worse than a f=
ront tire going flat. &nbsp=3B&nbsp=3B I should add that modern tires do no=
t have blowouts like we did back in the 50's and 60's.&nbsp=3B So a front t=
ire going flat will make the car extremely difficult to steer. Whereas=2C a=
 rear tire going down would perhaps make the car want to over-steer a bit. =
And that is an easy instinctive driver correction.<br><br>Richard<br><br><d=
iv><hr id=3D"ecxstopSpelling">Date: Sun=2C 15 Mar 2015 09:13:24 -0400<br>Fr=
om: ttrotter2@triad.rr.com<br>To: timwarduk@aol.com=3B healeys@autox.team.n=
et<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Tyres<br><br><div>Rear=2C imho.</div><div>=
<br></div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:9px=3Bcolor:#575757=
=3B">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br><di=
v>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Tim Ward  </div><div>D=
ate:03/15/2015  9:02 AM  (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: healeys@autox.team.net =
</div><div>Subject: [Healeys] New Tyres </div><div><br></div><div class=3D"=
ecxWordSection1"><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><a name=3D"_MailEndCompose" targ=
et=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli=
&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">Hi Team</span></a></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal=
"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bc=
olor:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=
=3B">Due to an unfortunate puncture I have had to replace two still good ty=
res with new ones. The Other two are still good. I estimate still at least =
60% tread left.</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B=
</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont=
-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">My question is=2C in th=
e opinion of the Team=2C should the new Tyres go on the front or the rear?<=
/span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-=
family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B</span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3B=
MV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">The car in question is a BJ8.</span></p=
><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&q=
uot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B</span></p><p class=3D"ec=
xMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&q=
uot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">Many thanks</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcol=
or:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">=
Tim</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bf=
ont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B</span></p><=
p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quo=
t=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">Tim Ward</span></p><p class=3D"ecxM=
soNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quo=
t=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">Warwick House</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal">=
<span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcol=
or:#1F497D=3B">12 Mill Road</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=
=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=
=3B">Kislingbury</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">NN7 4BB=
</span></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont=
-family:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">Tel: 07855 388 751</spa=
n></p><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-fami=
ly:&quot=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">&nbsp=3B</span></p><p class=
=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quot=3BMV =
Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">http://www.shuttermagic.co.uk/</span></p><=
p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt=3Bfont-family:&quo=
t=3BMV Boli&quot=3B=3Bcolor:#1F497D=3B">http://www.kislingburyonline.co.uk/=
index.php</span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal">&nbs=
p=3B</p></div></div></div></div><p class=3D"ecxMsoNormal">&nbsp=3B</p></div=
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