<VV> Stock wheels or not???

[N. Joseph Potts]

Bill, I suspect that SOME of what you get out of uprated tires relates to
other uprated components on your car, not to mention a way of driving that
an old coot like me would seldom emulate these days. You mention those
Konis, no doubt with some aggressive setting on them. Any mods to springs?
Steering gear? Etc.?

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C and Clark's Red Ryder shock
absorbers

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of Bill Elliott
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 1:14 PM
To: Marc Sheridan; Ron; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Stock wheels or not???


On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 09:51:15 -0700, Ron wrote:

>I'll stick to my point with saying that with legal and sane driving on
>public roads, you'll never get any value out of "performance" tires.  The
>rally and econorun at Portland stressed the cars about as much as anyone
>would ever want to and yet touring tires were surely adequate at all times.
>RonH

Adequate? Yes.  I never said they weren't adequate. As would have been bias
ply tires.

How about the statement "with legal and sane driving on public roads, you'll
never get any value out of "radial" tires"? Would you buy bias tires if they
were
cheaper?

The old Delco shocks are completely adequate as well...but I get PLENTY of
value out of my Konis AND my sticky ties every time that I go out and
drive...legal
and sane... but not like a grandmother.... on public roads.

Bill