Re: Tires

["The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>]

I think some of you may recall, quite a few years ago Automobile Magazine
ran a long-term test on several make of tires. They could not complete the
test on the Firestones because the tread kept separating before they could
put 10,000 miles on them.

John B. in Cincy

----- Original Message -----
From: "DOUG ODOM" <popms@thegrid.net>
To: "LAND-SPEED" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 9:51 PM
Subject: Tires


> List; All the talk about Firestone tires losing their tread on some
> Fords got a BS session going in the shop today. We all talked about the
> tires we had the most trouble with. I have never had good luck with
> Michelin tires on my trucks. They seem to come apart after about 4 years
> no matter how many miles on them. I did have a Cooper SRM come apart big
> time this year going to Muroc. Tore half the fender off the truck before
> I got stopped. Never had a problem with Firestones. Anybody
> else?                Doug Odom in big ditch