[DeTomaso] [Detomaso]Michelin TB5 or TB15 tires
Arjun Ghosh-Dastidar
arjun.ghoshdastidar at gmail.com
Fri Jul 24 19:43:14 EDT 2015
I went with the TB5R on Longstone's recommendation. It's a hard compound
tire and purported to last 6-7K miles of hard use, though like Julian,
they'll probably age out on my car before running out of tire life.
I've attached two pics of the tires on the car - sadly the car is back on
the lift as yet another weekend is about to come and go without it being
driven.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Richard,
>
> Thanks for the info, I like the TB15 for the fact they are a full tread
> pattern and not so worrisome about getting caught out in the rain.
> Others have reported reasonable mileage and I wholly expect that their
> shelf life will expire prior to mileage wear life on my GT40.
>
> Longstone Tyres shows limited sizes of the PB20 full wet on their
> website, so perhaps that tread pattern/compound has been re-issued now.
>
> Julian
>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:02:51 -0700
> > To: detomaso at poca.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] [Detomaso]Michelin TB5 or TB15 tires
> > From: detomaso at poca.com
> >
> > I have the TB15 tires on my flared car and love them.They are very
> soft.In fact they are softer than my Hoosier R25b compound slicks!
> >
> > Reviews from other web sites like Pelican parts(a Porsche site)Has
> been very positive for the TB15.Not much review for the TB5 though,good
> or bad.
> >
> > The TB15 is a light wet and dry tire,and the TB5 is a dry only
> tire.The TB5 replaces the older SB.No replacement or reissue yet of the
> PB tire.
> >
> > Here is a brief ad blurb from Michelin,
> >
> > Michelins legendary TB15 intermediate tarmac rally tyre has been
> reintroduced. Offering astounding levels of grip whilst also now being
> road legal!
> >
> > In the 70s and 80s the original range included the SB (slick for dry
> roads), TB (intermediate for dry and damp roads) and PB (rain for wet
> roads). The 2004 TB15 features the same design as the original and an
> equivalent tread compound providing even better grip.
> >
> > Cars fitted with these tyres in the 70s and 80s included: Porsche 911
> Gr4/GrB and RSR, Ferrari 308 Gr4, Ferrari BB512, Lancia Stratos Gr4,
> Alpine A310 Gr4/5, Alpine A110 Gr3/4, Renault 5 Turbo GrB, Renault 5
> Alpine Gr2, Opel Ascona 400 Gr4, Opel Manta 400 GrB, Opel Kadett GTE
> Gr1/2, Fiat 131 Abarth Gr4, Audi Quattro GrB, Toyota Supra GrA, Toyota
> Celica GrB, Ford Escort RS Gr1/2, BMW 2002 Gr1/2, VW Golf GTI Gr1/2,
> Peugeot 104
> > ZS Gr2, Simca R2 Gr2, Renault 8 Gordini Gr2 and Sunbeam Lotus Gr2.
> >
> > Arjun,have you used the the TB15,or only the TB5?I have not used my
> TB15's in any wet yet as i am in California which is experiencing a
> drought.Plus i try not to drive the car in the rain,but i have been
> caught in a storm before.
> >
> > I have not had any unusually fast wear,but i expect this tire to wear
> rapidly due to the soft compound,whereas the TB5 F & R are a harder
> compound and will have a longer lifespan,but cannot be used in any wet
> as they are a slick except for the middle portion which is treaded.
> >
> >
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
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I went with the TB5R on Longstone's recommendation. It's a hard
compound tire and purported to last 6-7K miles of hard use, though like
Julian, they'll probably age out on my car before running out of tire
life.
I've attached two pics of the tires on the car - sadly the car is back
on the lift as yet another weekend is about to come and go without it
being driven.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Julian Kift
<[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
A A Richard,
A A Thanks for the info, I like the TB15 for the fact they are a
full tread
A A pattern and not so worrisome about getting caught out in the
rain.
A A Others have reported reasonable mileage and I wholly expect
that their
A A shelf life will expire prior to mileage wear life on my GT40.
A A Longstone Tyres shows limited sizes of the PB20 full wet on
their
A A website, so perhaps that tread pattern/compound has been
re-issued now.
A A Julian
A A > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:02:51 -0700
A A > To: [2]detomaso at poca.com
A A > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] [Detomaso]Michelin TB5 or TB15 tires
A A > From: [3]detomaso at poca.com
A A >
A A > I have the TB15 tires on my flared car and love them.They are
very
A A soft.In fact they are softer than my Hoosier R25b compound
slicks!
A A >
A A > Reviews from other web sites like Pelican parts(a Porsche
site)Has
A A been very positive for the TB15.Not much review for the TB5
though,good
A A or bad.
A A >
A A > The TB15 is a light wet and dry tire,and the TB5 is a dry
only
A A tire.The TB5 replaces the older SB.No replacement or reissue
yet of the
A A PB tire.
A A >
A A > Here is a brief ad blurb from Michelin,
A A >
A A > Michelins legendary TB15 intermediate tarmac rally tyre has
been
A A reintroduced. Offering astounding levels of grip whilst also
now being
A A road legal!
A A >
A A > In the 70s and 80s the original range included the SB (slick
for dry
A A roads), TB (intermediate for dry and damp roads) and PB (rain
for wet
A A roads). The 2004 TB15 features the same design as the original
and an
A A equivalent tread compound providing even better grip.
A A >
A A > Cars fitted with these tyres in the 70s and 80s included:
Porsche 911
A A Gr4/GrB and RSR, Ferrari 308 Gr4, Ferrari BB512, Lancia Stratos
Gr4,
A A Alpine A310 Gr4/5, Alpine A110 Gr3/4, Renault 5 Turbo GrB, Renault
5
A A Alpine Gr2, Opel Ascona 400 Gr4, Opel Manta 400 GrB, Opel Kadett
GTE
A A Gr1/2, Fiat 131 Abarth Gr4, Audi Quattro GrB, Toyota Supra GrA,
Toyota
A A Celica GrB, Ford Escort RS Gr1/2, BMW 2002 Gr1/2, VW Golf GTI
Gr1/2,
A A Peugeot 104
A A > ZS Gr2, Simca R2 Gr2, Renault 8 Gordini Gr2 and Sunbeam Lotus
Gr2.
A A >
A A > Arjun,have you used the the TB15,or only the TB5?I have not used
my
A A TB15's in any wet yet as i am in California which is experiencing
a
A A drought.Plus i try not to drive the car in the rain,but i have
been
A A caught in a storm before.
A A >
A A > I have not had any unusually fast wear,but i expect this tire to
wear
A A rapidly due to the soft compound,whereas the TB5 F & R are a
harder
A A compound and will have a longer lifespan,but cannot be used in any
wet
A A as they are a slick except for the middle portion which is
treaded.
A A >
A A >
A A >
A A > Richard
A A >
A A >
A A >
A A > _______________________________________________
A A >
A A > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA
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