<VV> Radial tire "tales"
Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Tue Apr 22 17:03:19 EDT 2008
In a message dated 4/22/2008 9:42:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
kenpepke at juno.com writes:
Even today most radial tires are replace due to failure rather than worn out
tread.
Sorry - That just cannot be true. Tire shops are full of old worn-out radial
tires. Maybe at 80K miles. Maybe at 18K miles (My Corvette fronts!) But in a
numerical basis it must be 20 to 1 easily. Probably more. Just as a "for-
instance" - When was the last time you had a blow-out on a car? I honestly
cannot remember. It must be 20 years or more. And I have worn out and replaced a
lot of tires in that time. Like Chuck, I have raced on lots af very safe
non-radial tires. But a distinction should be made. Speaking only of current
tires, and excluding reproduction tires for Concours, non-radial tires are only
built for racing OR cheapest possible price. I wouldn't drive on the street on
them, just race!! <grin> - Seth
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