The tires on my '68 2000 are dropping air pressure, probably dry-rot from too little use before I got her a couple of months ago. They are P185/70 R14 Hoosiers, mounted on American Racing Libra wheel
I am running Dunlop 195/60 14s on American Racing Libres. Good street tires and no rubbing. I have the competiton springs on the front end as well. Steve
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 16:01:38 -0700
Before you blame the tires check the valve stems and possibly the valve inserts. Also when I have tires put on my old rims I feel around the rim where the tire beads against the rim, sometimes I will
An easy way to tell if there is an air leak is to mix up some dishwashing liquid in a bucket or bottle with water. Pour it over the tire bead and on the valve stem. The soap will make foaming bubbles
Go to http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp and put in the tire size. There are 54 choices in 185/70-14. However none of them are what I would consider performance tires. But there are a few
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:46:36 -0700
I hope you did'nt use the kind that you squirt into the tire, like "Fix A Flat". The end results are that the rim will rust inside and create one big mess. I made that mistake. They all contain Wate
What's the point of having tires if they don't make any traction? Everything we do to our cars in the way of suspension is just for the purpose of managing those four little contact patches where the
I'm running the same yokohamas and really like them for an all around tire for the roadster. Mike Koken -- Original Message -- From: "Gordon Glasgow" <gsglasgow@home.com> To: "Datsun-Roadsters (E-mai
I have them on one of our Miatas. (Yes, Mike and I do own the other Japanese make.) They are an excellent when you consider the price/performance ratio. You can get better performing tires. However t
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:42:10 -0700
Well I just put a set of 195/65/15RMichelins (Symmetry) on my '98 Altima from Wal Mart. The cost was $75.00 per tire. These tires are supposed to be 80 Thousand mile tires. Traction "A" Performance "
Gordon Wrote - Do the math: Love it! I wonder what my cents/mile calc is for my shaved Kuhmo VictoRacers? Tires are a choice of driving style and use. I drive my car three times a month. When I do dr
Wal-Mart isn't the only place that has them. $78 each in that size at Tire Rack. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/michelin/mi_symmetry.jsp Gordon Glasgow Renton, WA --Original Message-- From: owner-dats
Author: "Patrick P. Castronovo" <slick1@mohaveaz.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 21:52:28 -0700
Well I was told from Wal mart (Of course) that these were only available thru them. The $75.00 Is with the tires mounted, balanced, and with the service package.( rebalance anytime, Rotation of the t
The treadwear ratings are actually assigned by the manufacturer and don't correlate to the number of miles one can expect. A rating of 150 simply means that the tire will wear 1.5 times as long as a
For what it's worth, I have always had the Dunlop SP4's on mine - 185/70-14's and I like them. The SP4's have been superseded by SP40's but basically the same tire. They may not have as much grip as
<< For what it's worth, I have always had... >> I am running with the Yokohama AO32R's, 195/60x14. These tires stick like stink on... well you know. I have used them on the track as well as for stree
And the beauty of the deal is trying to get a lot less. The harder you turn the more fun it is. When friends bitch about low tire life my response is--Tires and brakes were designed to be expendable.