On the Goodrich thing, how do comp T/As compare to Radial T/As? Are radial
T/As decent for handling?
ken shapiro
baltimore
1970 GT6+ KC81872L
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Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: OK! more tire recommendation?
>
> Douglas Frank wrote:
>
> > Well I've decided to splurge and +1 my GT6. I'm ordering a set of 14"
> > Minilites and now I've gotta settle on a tire.
> >
> > I'm looking at 185x60-14's:
> >
> > Continental Contact CH90 $52 at Tire Rack
> >
> > " P6000 Sportveloce $55 at Discount Tire
> >
> > Goodrich Comp T/A R1 $93 at Discount Tire (what's "t/a" mean?)
> >
> > Yokohama AVS intermediate $66 at both
> >
> > any suggestions?
> >
> > TIA! (man I'm gonna go broke on this thing)
> > --
> > Douglas Frank Compaq Computer Corp.
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>
> Douglas,
>
> Tire choice all depends on what you're looking to do with the car.
Without question,
> the Comp T/A (Traction/Advantage) R1's are by far the stickiest tire on
your list and
> will blow your mind when it comes to cornering power. They'll also wear
out within a
> year if you use them for any kind of mileage on the street. :-( The
regular BFG
> Comp T/A (HR-4, VR-4, or ZR) is a nice series tire with good performance
that will
> last on the highway. The difference being the hardness of the compound.
The Yokohama
> AVS Intermediate is very similar to the street BFG's. The Pirelli and
Continental
> tires you listed are more 'Sport Touring' types that will offer better
wear
> characteristics at the expense of slightly less traction. Weigh out how
much you use
> the car and what you want to use it for. If you want to go out and buzz
around an
> autocross course once a week and leave the car in the garage the rest of
the week,
> then go for the R1's. If you plan on driving across the country to attend
every VTR
> for the next 5 years in a row, then choose the Conti or Pirelli. If your
somewhere in
> the middle, then pick the AVS or regular Comp T/A's. Tire selection is
about as much
> personal preference as it is anything else.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Brian Schlorff '61 TR-4 '64 TR-4 '72 TR-6 '79 Spit
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