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Article #5Re: snow tires
From: Jack Saltiel
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1985 19:25
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1985 19:25
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In article <314@g.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA>, mjs@g.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA (Mark Stehlik) writes:
> In response to Mark Stevans's questions about snows:
>
> > I have 225/60HR14 Dunlop radials on my Toyota Supra right now, but, since
> > winter appears scant hours away here in northwestern New York State, I
> > solicit advice on what to do about snow tires.
> >
> If I were in your position, I would DEFINITELY invest in set of steel wheels
> and purchase the appropriately-sized 70-series snows. I am not convinced that
> a 60-series profile is what you want in a winter tire.
>
In snow, narrow tall tires are best. The narrower the tire, the
more bite they will have into snow, since the weight on each tire
will be distributed over a smaller contact patch. Tall tires help
raise your car and give you improved ground clearance.
Of course your car's aerodynamics suffer and it's ability to hold
corners will drop like a rock!
--
Jack Saltiel
Cambridge Digital Systems
{wjh12,talcott}!cdstar!saltiel
"Here's to plain speaking and clear understanding."
"I like a man who likes to talk."
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site cdstar.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!talcott!wjh12!cdstar!saltiel From: saltiel@cdstar.UUCP (Jack Saltiel) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: snow tires Message-ID: <187@cdstar.UUCP> Date: Sun, 13-Oct-85 15:25:21 EDT Article-I.D.: cdstar.187 Posted: Sun Oct 13 15:25:21 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Oct-85 05:22:07 EDT References: <314@g.cs.cmu.edu.ARPA> Organization: Cambridge Digital Systems, Inc. Lines: 25 Summary: Skinny is beautiful