[Roadsters] '67 original bias-ply tire source

[Jerry Krakauer]

My 67.5 SRL came new with bias ply white walls, Toyos if I recall.. Got rid 
of them in less than a week. The first replacements were Pirelli Cinturatos 
165x14, which was plus 1 sizing for 4.5" wheels.

Jerry Krakauer
SRL311 00099
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dewey Hahlbohm" <hahlbohmd at earthlink.net>
To: "Seth Asher" <sasher at olympiawest.com>; <aultgc at jorsm.com>; 
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>; "Dan Zubkoff" <zubkoff at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] '67 original bias-ply tire source


> My late 68, sold to me as a 69 in September of 1968, had blackwall tires. 
> The original bias-ply tires were awful.  When I changed over to Michelin 
> radials a year or so later I could not believe the difference.  I now have 
> a set of Michelin Harmony tires on that roadster.  I will probably go to 
> Michelin Pilots the next time.  Unless you are committed to the "original 
> look" the radial tires make a world of difference in handling.  Good luck, 
> Dewey