Beat me to it. I've also have had a couple sets of Vredestein 185/70 x 15's on
the BJ8 and no rubbing issue. Vredestein 185 x 15 can rub on the seam between
the fender and shroud at the base of the fender but trimming 1/2" off the seam
solves the problem. 185 x 15 is a great rolling tire on the BJ8.
Randy
Randy Hicks
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On Mar 26, 2013, at 7:10 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> re: "... Vredestein tire sidewalls as they were too aggressive and I have
heard that the 185-70-15 tires rubbed when doing tight turns"
>
> I'm on my third (fourth?) set on my BJ8 with 6" rims and I've never
experienced this problem. I take this road a few times a year:
>
> *http://tinyurl.com/bqtzaj6*
>
> BTW, learned today that Nokia was originally known for making studded snow
tires. How they got to phones must be quite a story.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 3/26/2013 3:40 PM, Mark Goodman wrote:
>> I put Nexen tires on my BJ8 last year, as I did not like the look of the
>> Vredestein tire sidewalls as they were too aggressive and I have heard
that
>> the 185-70-15 tires rubbed when doing tight turns. Nexen is a Korean Tire
>> Mfg that makes a good tire. I have used Khumo tires in the past on my
daily
>> driver which has been a 3 series BMW since 1988, which are also from Korea
>> and they gave me great wear an more importantly great performance.
>>
>>
>> I had the 165-80-15 Nexen tires Dynamically Balanced and they do not give
>> any shimmy or shake anywhere within the speed range of my BJ8. I
recommend
>> that you either get your tires dynamically balanced or shaved when you put
>> new ones on the car, no matter what brand.
>>
>>
>> I know that some of you are doubters, but the Nexen tires do come standard
>> on several Kias, so they cannot be that bad as Kia does have the liability
>> issue if they do not hold up well.
>>
>>
>> Mark
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