[DeTomaso] tire pressure help needed-Jim brings up a GOOD point

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I seem to remember that BFG is owned by Michelin.
BFG has been left to the midlevel tire and more for truck TA's
Michelin is there for the high end stuff
---- Curt Hall <cuvee at sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> Garth...
>  
> I've owned many BFG's, had some of the first T/A's back in the 70's.They were the tire to have back then. Since  then the quality has gone down IMO. But you're right, today's modern compound tires are much better! And companies like BFG need to step up there game! At least with the High Performance tires?
>  
> So...how's the engine coming along?
>  
> Curt 
> 
> --- On Wed, 2/11/09, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] tire pressure help needed-Jim brings up a GOOD point
> To: "Michael Shortt" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>, detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 9:20 AM
> 
> FWIW, BFG Radial TA's are crappy tires!  They offer little to no traction
> compared to 
> modern tires and tire compounds.  I couldn't believe how differently my
> Pantera drove when 
> I mounted the Toyo tires on the original Campys.  I will never put Radial
> TA's or Euro TA's 
> on any car!
>  
> And yes, I would like at set of Campy clones with Michelin Pilot Sport tires,
> but that's just 
> not in the budget now.  Maybe next year.  I've gotta finish the engine
> rebuild first.
>  
> Cheers!
> Garth
> 
> 
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