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Re: [T3] Tires
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From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2008 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Tires
On 18 May 2008 at 18:31, Adriel Huntington Rowley wrote:
I have two Michelin XZX on my Squareback. The auto sat for two years,
and
the tires at 5m.p.h. act as if they are out of round. I do not know if
there is a way to save them, if they are salvageable. They have good
tread,
but the side walls have about .5mm maximum crazing. So, are they
salvageable? How would you get them to be round?
I had a pair like that which I left on way too long. I finally took
them off, one at a time, just to see if either was at fault for my
high speed "wobble." The first one reduced the wobble by about 70%
and the second one eliminated it completely.
This agrees with what Tram said about my low speed jerking. Hmm.
I was planning on making a 500 mile round trip. Do you think they would
make it? There is a back-order for 165s everywere, and one place that is
supposed to have them is on the day after I will be in the area.
I had not been concerned about the sidewall cracks, but once I took
them off I could see that the same cracks were also in the sipes in
the tread, all the way around. They were ready to come apart.
Ignore your sidewall area, but take a good look down in the tread, at
the bottom of the sipes.
Treads look fine: no cracks. When I get gas, I will lower the air in one of
the tires and check better for cracks. Then, see if they hold 17 p.s.i.,
since I will not be fully loaded.
The other concern I have is some tires say maximum pressure is 32p.s.i..
I
need at least 36p.s.i. for the road, and 50p.s.i. for the windshield
washer.
So, which tires are capable?
Kumho, LeMans (Firestone), and one other have gotten good reviews
here lately. You should only use the 36 psi if you're fully loaded,
otherwise, 30 is better for the rear (20 in the front.) I think any
tire will take the 50 for the washer, since there is no load or shock
on it then.
Nice, I have always wanted to use the washer system.
Firestones are no longer, plus my Grandfather had one of them explode (tire
seperated). I found Vredestein's mentioned on a Porsche 914 forum and they
liked them. They are a bit pricey(~$90), but way less than the Coker
mark-ups. Oh and they are a Dutch tire.
XZXs are still available from Coker Tire, but only at extremely dear
prices.
Yes, I know that. Thus, why I was looking for another. Some day when I am
rich, I might try them. You said in a olnd post that they last you 100,000
miles, so that is a good deal for the money. Only thing is I do not have
the money, and do not know how much I will drive it.
I found the tire receipts, and the fronts were put on in November 1996 (tire
manufactured July 1996) with 15,000 miles, and the rears were installed in
1999.
Thank you,
Adriel H. Rowley, A.I.A.S.
1971 Sunroof Squareback with F.I.
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