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Re: Tires

To: healey.nut@gmail.com, healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Tires
From: N5572B@aol.com
Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:29:54 EDT
For what it is worth, I agree with Jerry 100%.  When I  bought my BT7 it had 
bias plys on it...SCARY is a word that barely describes it,  especially in the 
rain.  First time I drove it in the rain, I looped it at  a very slow speed.  
Fortunately didn't hit anything but I promptly went  down and put Michelins 
on it...this was in 1971 remember, 165 X-Stops...still a  VAST improvement in 
ride, handling and most of all safety.  Although I did  tear the tread off of 
one at about 100 mph...that was interesting.
Dave
59 BT7 still a project... 8-(
 
In a message dated 4/7/05 12:22:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
whammie@iopener.net writes:

one of  the problems of the list is erroneous information being imparted to 
those that  don't know any better.  the only reason to ever put bias-ply tires, 
 dunlop roadspeeds or any others on a healey, is to drive it on and off the  
trailer.  you certainly don't want to drive bias-plys at todays highway  
speeds, particularly, in rainy weather.  i had a new set of roadspeeds on  a 
100M i 
owned in the early 80's and this was the snakiest, scariest ride you  can 
imagine and if it started to rain you better get off the road..   




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