ea@hogpc.UUCP (12/05/83)
With 40,800 miles, I need replacement tires and would like to request advise/information. Current Tire: Bridgestone 195-70-14 (originals). Problem I've always had was poor rear traction in rain/snow. I am now getting a bad shimmy which my alignment Guy says is due to the worn tires(layer separation). To improve rear traction, would like to go with next size i.e. 205-70-14. The tires whose price I'm warming-up to is Michelins XVS 205-70-14 at $105 ea. Any comments/recommendation are most welcomed. Ernie Arias AT&T Info Sys.
19701993@sdccsu3.UUCP (12/07/83)
Bridgestone tires are sometimes known as Greasestones because of their poor traction in the wet. I would imagine that you don't have to go to the next size up to get better traction- just get better tires from Michelin or Goodyear, for example.
kurtk@tektronix.UUCP (Kurt Krueger) (12/15/83)
Don't call all Bridgstones slippery. I've had very good luck with B.S. 207's on a Honda civic. I've also had very bad luck with an older B.S. type on a 240 z (hydroplaned all over the place). It seems that the long wearing compounds that B.S. uses in some of its tires is extrememly slippery (but wears forever, forever=60,000 miles). The tires I liked on the 240 were a Semperit (I think they were 207's ?!!?) but they aren't in production any more. They cured the hydro plane problem and gave good wear. If I had to buy again, I would consider the B.S. 207's along with whatever new Semperit is equivalent to what I had.