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To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>,
Subject: tires
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:03:23 -0500
dick

double check those tires. a 235/60-15 should only be 26" diameter. now a
235/70-15 would get you almost 28". and if that's the size you have let us
know.

JB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Keiths Two Remaining Hats and King$ Ran$som at Maxton


> Doug, Pirelli P-4000 has a tire near that size(I
> think it's made especially for Bently), and
> Firestone makes a z-rated police car tire that is
> 28" tall (235-60-15).  If you do make the trip on
> Memorial day weekend, I have a set of the police
> car tires (with only 3 miles on them)that you can
> try.  I'm changing my rear end and will be
> experimenting with a shorter tire that weekend.
>
> Dick J
>
>
> --- ARDUNDOUG@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 11/21/2000 10:06:07 AM
> > Pacific Standard Time,
> > kturk@ala.net writes:
> >
> > <<
> >  Well Tires aren't much of an issue... depends
> > mostly on Wheel size but like
> >  many other folks I will offer you a set of
> > Speed rated 15" tires for your
> >  trip back here.. they are 25.5 tall and have
> > Good Tread and traction....
> >
> >  I won't ever wear them out in my lifetime and
> > I would be happy to let you
> >  use them for the Meet...if you sent me a set
> > of rims I would even have them
> >  mounted when you got here.... and for the
> > travel... Come on Doug what else
> >  do you have to do?  ( okay I am ducking at
> > that comment )
> >
> >  Entry fees are most respectable...and ... I am
> > trying to put another
> >  Magazine deal together with Rod and Custom...
> > and a Roadster back here..
> >  Sure would love to have you come.... lots of
> > our folks won't ever have the
> >  opportunity to see your car if you don't...
> > and it's a study in the art of
> >  race car construction...
> >
> >  Keith
> >  - >>
> > Keith,
> >     Thanks for the kind offer. I'd like to do
> > it in the next couple of years.
> > I would probably do the tow myself, combining
> > it with a sightseeing trip, and
> > fly Bri in to do some of the driving.
> >     The tires might even work. I have 28.5"
> > Goodyear Front Runners on the
> > rear now. Does anybody make a 28" tire that
> > would handle the Maxton
> > concrete?,,,,,,,Doug
>
>
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