Re: Tires

[jtrealty@xxxx]

It is not very good practice to have different tires on the same axle 
ie; one make tire on front left and a different manufacurer's tire on 
front right. This should be done only as a temporary measure. The car 
will handle differently turning left than right and may tend to "lead" 
to one side even though the alighnment is correct. Also the tires 
should be a close match in wear because as tires wear out the diameter 
changes so if you have a new tire on one side and a worn tire on the 
other the difference in size can be significant enough to cause 
handling problems. Check tire pressures, the fronts are supposed to 
have 23 psi. It is alright to experiment with different pressures as 
long as you don't exceed the max pressure rating on the tire and you 
use the same pressures in both tires front to front or rear to rear. 
Do not go more than 5 psi plus or minus the 23 for the front and the 
30 for the rear and NEVER above max rating.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757




--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Christian Williams <delorean@xxxx> wrote:
> The other night, my right front tire was slashed in a parking lot 
behind a
> bar. The next morning I got the tire replaced with a Phantom
> Radial SRX, size: P195/60R-14 85T. The other 3 tires are all BF 
Goodrich
> Radial TAs. The front left Goodrich is a 195/60 14 85S.
> 
> I'm noticing that the new phantom tire is riding really really nice.
> When hitting uneven pieces of road that I'm used to hitting, I 
notice that
> my right side hits softer, and I seem to glide over on the right 
side a
> little better. I'm thinking about at least replacing the other front 
tire,
> but I may replace all around (basically because I'm 
obsessive/compulsive
> like that). I know that most guys dig on the Yokohamas. I may switch 
to
> those if I can determine that they ride as well as these Phantoms.
> 
> But here's the real question. Why does this phantom tire ride 
better, and
> how will I know if a Yokohama ride will be similar? The Goodrich 
tires are
> only 9 months old so I don't think that age is a factor. Could it be 
the
> difference between 85S and 85T? What does that designation 
represent?
> 
> Has anyone had Goodrich Radial TA's on before? How about Phantoms?
> 
> [[Update on my how hot is too hot thread: I've been noticing that 
the fans
> kick on most of the time at the right temp. I may wire a switch to 
force
> the fans on. Thanks for all the help!]]
> 
> -Christian