Re: More Tire Gossip

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

>I'll probably get laughed at for this recommendation, but I used a $60
>Sumitomo (195/50-15) for 9 months with VERY little tread wear, good in the
>rain, and respectable for Auto-X. 

Which usually means VERY Little traction cause the tire is hard as a 
rock.  For traction the tread has to interlock with the grain on the road 
, The softer the tire the better that the tread can conform to the grain 
and irregularitys in the road surface.

Just my Buck and a half.....

Later!


Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B

STEADIRIC@aol.com