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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Redman"
To: "'Kenneth Jones'"
Cc:
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 5:31 PM
Subject: RE: [mg-tabc] 16 inch wheels & Radial Tyres


> G'day Ken,
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> Try the Falken range. Any local tyre dealer in the big smoke should be
> up to speed with this brand
> A friend is running a set on his TC and swears by them.. not at them.
> This particular TC has run in Targa Tasmania and has competed at all 3
> Speed On Tweed meetings, so he's not into just poncing around.
> Hope this helps.
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> Jeff
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Kenneth Jones
> Sent: Friday, 26 August 2005 4:48 PM
> To: mg-tabc
> Subject: [mg-tabc] 16 inch wheels & Radial Tyres
>
> Back in May 2004, I raised the subject of fitting radial to my 16 inch
> wheels. At the time my TC was running on Firestone 5.50/16 crossplys
> which were of unknown age. I finally replaced them with Korean Hankook
> radials 175/75x16. Although I got better steering & braking, the ride
> was not good & I couldn't get the wheels & tyres balanced, In fact I had
> a built in vibration at 90-105 KPH. I found out recently that my
> Hankook's were light truck tyres! That's how my TC was riding, like an
> unloaded light truck or should I say, more like an unloaded light truck
> than ever!
> The local Pirelli tyre supplier in Sydney (JAX), advised that Pirelli
> could only supply 16 inch tyres in the light truck range, but could
> offer CEAT 175/75/16 car tyres. He assured me that the CEAT tyres are
> made & guaranteed by Pirelli. I had the CEAT tyres fitted this week &
> bingo, the vibration has gone & the ride is better than I remember with
> the old crossplys. Bearing in mind that My TC has a Datsun 120 steering
> box, the car is handling better than ever.
> Ken
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