<VV> VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 83, Issue 21

[Byron Comp]

In this month's Hagerty magazine there are two full-page ads for tires, one from Coker (www.cokertire.com/hagertys) and one from Lucas (www.lucasclassictires.com). Coker lists various whitewall widths, but all for 650-13's, ($165) which I presume to be bias-ply tires. The Lucas ad shows three sizes of radials: 155/80R-13 from Kuhmo with 9/16" WW size ($70), the other two from Milestar, both with 1/2" WW: a 155/80R13 for $59 and a 175/80R13 for $67.  Anyone have any experience with any of these?
 
Byron Comp
'64 Monza Vert
Gainesville, FL
 
>Message: 3
>Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:34:40 -0500
>From: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd:  Corvair's "silky smooth ride"
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Message-ID: <4EE0BCF0.5000100 at cox.net>
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>Sure, if one can find larger 13" tires!
>
>Frank DuVal
>
>liked 195/75R13 when they were available
>
>On 12/8/2011 8:28 AM, Ken Pepke wrote:
>> I have found the ride is not so much in the wheels as in the 'rubber.'  One size bigger than stock tire will work wonders in the ride without the expense of replacement wheels.
>>
>> Ken P
>> Wyandotte, MI
>> Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.
>>
>> *********************
>>
>>> From: "J R Read"<hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>>> Date: December 7, 2011 5:34:07 PM EST
>>> To: "Bill H."<gojoe283 at yahoo.com>,<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Subject: Re:<VV>  Corvair's "silky smooth ride"
>>>
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>> I agree on the smoother ride on larger wheels - so long as they are NOT the
>>> ones with rubber bands for tires.
>>> Later, JR
>>>