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RE: ST tire options

To: "'Randy Chase'" <randyc2@home.com>, eric10mm@qni.com
Subject: RE: ST tire options
From: Alan Pozner <AlanP@identicard.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 08:59:53 -0400
Well at least he's wearing a rubber.

On Thursday, September 23, 1999 4:02 PM, Randy Chase [SMTP:randyc2@home.com]
wrote:
> 
> 
> "Linnhoff, Eric" wrote:
> 
> > One down side to the Toyos is that they easily have the softest
sidewalls of
> > any R tire out there.
> > 
> 
> I don't have the large measuring instrument you seem to have, but I will
> still agree that the sidewall is not stiff. That is why I run the Toyos
> at 50psi. It seems to me to work okay down to 47 or so, but below that,
> they feel less predictable for my car/style of driving. 
> 
> P.S. Your test also seems to measure some ability to withstand radial
> deflection, not just sidewall stiffness..if I understand how you are
> "mounting" your tires. Though it still may be a good relative indicator.
> In fact, probably is. 
> 
> So, where are those 225-14 Kumhos???????
> 
> Randy Chase

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