Re: Tires

[DMCVegas@xxxx]

I did a search on Google for Phantom Tires. Only 1 hit came back with 
anything for a passenger car. Every other hit was for motorcycle 
tires. I always like to keep up with knowing things like 
compatable/alternative tires. Do you know any more about the company 
who makes them?

I'm not going to turn this into a posting about comparing tires 
against one another. I've never even heard of Phantom tires untill 
now, and the only other tires I've ever had on my car were rotten 
NCT's that couldn't hold air. But I can tell you why I choose the 
Yokohama AVS Intermediate's. 1. They are the high performing tire 
that does well for the DeLorean. 2. They are available in a completly 
matched set. Both the front and rear tires are AVS Intermidiate 
series, and they both match exactly in tire rating of "V". So when 
you buy a set, you don't have to mix or match anything just to get a 
fit.

I only found 2 reviews of Phantom tires. While niether were for the 
SRX that you mentioned, I must say that both were positive. One even 
states that they perform well in the snow. Another positive is that 
it does indeed appear so far that Phantom does make the appropriate 
tire sizes for the DeLorean. Now the bad news. The rear phantoms have 
a speed rating of V (149 MPH), but the front tires only appear to go 
up to S (112 MPH). This may not be a big deal for you if you never 
drive that fast. Or you may not as big a stickler as I am when it 
comes to having both the tread AND the sidewalls match exactly. But 
who knows, the company just might make a matching set.

For right now, I'm beyond happy with my Yoko's. But I am very 
interested in learning more about these new tires. Who knows, they 
may be a better tire. We'll just have to find out. Do you have any 
other info on them?

-Robert
vin 6585

p.s. Be carful where you park your car. I'm not passing judgement or 
anything like that, but parking a DeLorean at a bar (or casino out 
here), I would consider myself pretty lucky that I got off with only 
a slashed tire, and not a drunk driver hitting it (trust me, I've 
seen it happen more than once). Have fun, but please, be careful! :)



--- 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.
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