[Shotimes] Where have all the tires gone?

[Paul L Fisher]

That's not new. Z has always been 149+ as far back as I can recall. You are
right that tire manufacturers are making more of the W and Y tires than they
used to. It used to be that common tires went straight from V to Z.

Paul L Fisher
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Salaets" <jsalaets@msn.com>
To: "Richard Adams" <rtadams@itsnet.com>
Cc: "SHOtimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Where have all the tires gone?


> > I was looking for some new tires for my '95 SHO stock cheese slicers. I
> think
> > the size is 215/60ZR16. Living in Utah I was looking for an all season
> tire to
> > replace my Potenza RE71s. I was shocked to NOT find any Z-rated
all-season
> > tires listed for that size at either Tire Rack nor Discount Tires
Direct.
> They
> > do have several mildly costly ZR all-seasons in the 225/55R16 size, but
> none
> > in the OEM size. What gives? Have all the SHO owners replaced their
stock
> > rims?
>
> Check for "V," "W," and "Y" speed ratings - they are newer ratings that
have
> pretty much replaced the "Z" tire rating.  Here's how these new ratings
> stack up:
>
>     V     149 mph
>     W    168 mph
>     Y     186 mph
>     Z      149+ mph
>
> Basically they are using the V, W, and Y to replace the Z in order to be
> more specific.  You shouldn't have a problem finding an all-season tire
with
> one of these ratings...
>
> Josh Salaets
> 95 SHO MTX (See it at: www.cardomain.com/id/sh0gun)
> 85 Omni GLH-T (Yeah, it's fast)
> NWSHOC Member
> Eugene, OR
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