bentonh@sri-unix (10/26/82)
Well... It's gettin' to be the time of the year when
ya pull the slicks of the car, and put on the treads.
(I.e. the old one's are bald, and it's time to justify
buying some new rubber, hydro-planing gives me such a
queasy feeling, and all.)
I'm looking primarily at Goodrich T/A Radials, and
Pirelli(sp?) P-6's. Some people say the P-6's will walk
away from the T/A's, and others cliam there's very little
difference, except in price (the T/A's are cheaper).
The question then is... Does anyone, who's unbiased,
have any experience with both, or know anyone with such
experience? Are there any other particular favorites?
I really should have submitted this question sooner, since
the T/A's are on sale till the end of the month (October!).
How 'bout it, and advice out there? As is customary, I'll
collect and submit/mail replies if the response seems to merit
it. Thanks.
Benton Holzwarth
...teklabs!tekid!bentonhmem (10/31/82)
c The US government has a system of rating tires. You can get a list of these ratings at tire dealers. This may be considered to be an objective opinion... Mark Mallett
larry (10/31/82)
I put a set of Goodrich B60/13's (yes **B60's**!!) on my 1974 Mustang and while I found the tires themselves to be good tires, I was terribly disappointed in how quitely the sidewalls started cracking (dry rot?). As I recall it started happening within 2-3000 miles. With those low-wide tires the car cornered great! (it even made that factory "mushy" power steering feel quite good!) It may have been that I picked up a set of tires that had been improperly stored at the dealer (how much call for B60/13's is there?), but based on this I would NOT recommend them to anyone. Larry Marek Bell Labs, Naperville