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Re: Tires.... C70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Ray Niblett on  Wed Apr 4 05:05 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I have 205/55 16 730s on my T5. They do have a slightly

harsher ride then the OEM Michelins (you will get a few more

bumps and rattles). They do handle very well: I've taken

a right turn, testing the limits, so fast I was thrown against

the door. Now I know the down-side of leather seating :)

One of the tires I had was bad. When placed on a Hunter DSP

9700 balancer (they call it a "Vibration COntrol System -- see

http://www.hunter.com/pub/product/product.htm) it showed there

was a problem with the tire (it would blance fine but this tool

can place a 700 lb load on the tire to simulate driving and

that showed the problem). But, the shop that did this test

for me (I had some high speed vibration which is why I took it

in) told me problems with Bridgestones are very rare.

At first, I did not like the 730s due to the harsher ride. Either

I got used to it or they softned up a bit since I am now very

happy with them.





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New Tires.... [C70][1998]
posted by  someone claiming to be Nick  on Tue Apr 3 15:21 CST 2001 >


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