[DeTomaso] tire opinion

SEL edlebby at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 6 14:07:07 EST 2007


thanks gary - i would think 335's are a bit too wide for 8" tires - no? - thx, s


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From: "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: SEL <edlebby at yahoo.com>
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2007 11:13:46 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] tire opinion


These are available I states side I believe it was Coker:
335/35/15


http://www.longstonetires.com/michelintb15.php

Gary



> know everyone's got an opinion...so let's have it:
>
> have 8x15 campys front and back - to avoid the big spend on wheels, trying
> to just get 15" replacement tires - have narrowed down to the following 2
> options:
>
> 1.  Dunlop GT Qualifier T - T speed rating - 225/15/50 front and 295/15/50
> back - about $430 mounted or
>
> 2.  Nitto NT 555R Drag Radial - VR speed rating - 275/15/50 all the way
> around (only available size) - about $750 mounted (these are the tires
> Dennis (aka Dawg) wrote about last week)
>
> Use: no track, no racing, just "spirited" street use.
>
> Pros and cons as I see it - 1 will last longer and are cheaper, but have
> less performance; 1 also allows for staggered sizing (don't know if that
> is good or bad); 2 has better performance but more $ up front and wear out
> quicker; limited to that one size (don't know if that is good or bad).
>
> questions: any views on how much longer 1 will outlast 2 given identical
> street use?; can 2 really serve as a good performance street tire, or is
> it really just meant for the track?; can 2 be driven in anything other
> than a warm sunny day (live in Houston, so have a lot of those - don't
> anticipate much wet driving, but it will happen on occassion - no snow -
> some cold days); what are the pluses to staggered sizing v. uniform
> sizing? for uniform sizing, what are your thoughts about 275 all the way
> around - too big up front? - thanks, stephen
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