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Question on tires.... 444-544

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posted by  Barongrey on  Fri Jun 17 03:40 CST 2005
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If you're stuck using tires that are a little too wide for your wheels, try to get tires with a heavier sidewall, so they will not flex so much and give you that "driving on grease" feeling. At one time you could get tires that actually had a 'stepped' sidewall. They were designed for racing applications, but worked great on the street.

I'm currently using Michelin X-One All Season tires in 195/65R15 on stock PV544 rims. They look good and the speedometer is spot on (when it works!)

Although these are technically 'mud & snow' tires, the tread isn't aggressive enough to be noisy on pavement.

Recently I tried to buy a matching tire for a spare, only to be told that Michelin no longer makes this particular tire, and a 'nearly-the-same' replacement would be $154.00 each. OUCH! That's about twice what they should cost!

For now I'll keep my slightly-worn spare, thank you!






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