<VV> The Latest Tire Survey

[Norm Witte]

Not commenting on street tires, but I ran BFG R-1s at the track until they stopped making them.  Then I had a set of Kuhmo autocross tires and I hated them. They weren't much grippier than street tires.  The next set were Yokahamas and they are much better, IMHO.  Similar in performance to the R-1s.

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Norm Witte 
DeWitt, Michigan 
'65 Corsa 180 convertible 
'65 Corsa 140 coupe 
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From: Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com> 

> In general I have been disappointed with the traction provided by 
> Cooper, Dayton, Hercules, Winston, and Lee. By the same measure I've 
> found Kumho and Toyo to be very nice tires for the money... often 
> cheaper than the brands listed above yet comparable in performance to 
> much more expensive tires. 
> 
> In general I'm a big Kumho fan anyway, having run them on my Minis (795) 
> , Cadillac Allante (MX... my favorite performance tire), and BMW M3 
> (performance snows)... I think this manufacturer offers by far the best 
> value in tires today; I've yet to drive one that I didn't like (even 
> without considering the rock-bottom prices). 
> 
> However, except for one specific model you list, I can't offer anything 
> more than those generalizations. 
> 
> I have recently purchased two sets of the Kumho 795 (one set for a 60's 
> Mercedes and one for a '97 CR-V) and could not be happier with the 
> results (or the price). Good traction wet and dry, quiet, smooth ride, 
> etc. If you're wondering how they look on a 60's car: 
> 
> http://fnader.com/Mercedes 
> 
> Bill Elliott 
> Urbana, MD 
> 
> bowtieguy at cox.net wrote: 
> 
> >Next spring it will be time to replace my Diamondback Classic 1" white wall 
> tires after 8 years. Exhaustive searches on the internet and research have lead 
> me to the following choices. I do realize that some of these tires are made by 
> the same manufacturers. 
> > 
> >Cooper Trendsetter SE 
> >Toyo 800 Ultra 
> >Kumho AS 795 
> >Hankook H714 
> >Firestone FR380 
> >Dayton Quadra SE 
> >Peerless President ll 
> >Kelly Springfield 
> >Hercules 
> >Winston 
> >Lee 
> > 
> >Please express your opinion, positive or negative, about these tires and why 
> you would or would not buy them. This is an 8 year lasting investment and while 
> the whitewall look is nice, safety, handling and ride quality matter too. 
> > 
> >Thanks, 
> > 
> >Bob Vukas 
> >bowtieguy at cox.net 
> >'64 Monza Convertible 
> > 
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