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Re: Tires

To: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>,
Subject: Re: Tires
From: John Beckett <johnbeck@blueridge.cc.nc.us>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:29:56 -0400
Dick

The only problem with Frontrunners and Maxton is that some guys are putting
a lot of HP combined with a lot of traction on a tire that was never
designed to be on a drive wheel. They work fine if your easy on them. The
absolutly best tire for 'Maxton' is a NASCAR race tire, 27.5 to 28" dia.,
but 10 to 12" wide. If your using the Dodge body just add some tubs to
allow for the wider tires.

JB

 At 03:09 PM 7/21/99 -0400, Dick Jurkowski wrote:
>
>
>--- "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com> 
>
>Tom,
>
>If I could only afford one set of tires that had
>to see me through both Maxton and the salt, what
>do you recommend in a 15".  I'm looking at XF/SR
>and C/Coupe or Altered.  When I look at ZR rated
>street tires, the only thing I come up with is
>really wide by the time I get anything near a
>reasonable diameter.  I had all but settled on
>Front Runners when some of the Maxton guys
>pointed out that they had bad experiences with
>them on the rough Maxton mile.
>
>Thanks
>Dick J
>



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