[urq] RE: Roanl paint codes/colors`

[David Schaible]

i'm using 215/50-15 dunlop sp4000's on 8" ronals (which have been painted
black)... tire performs great, speedo is correct...i'm very disappointed
with the tread life on the tires

At 11:00 AM 9/6/00 -0700, Buchholz, Steven wrote:
>> On another subject, what size tires is everyone running on the URQs. I
>don't 
>> want to start another tire thread. but my URQ has 2 different sizes on the
>
>> two sets of wheels, and I would like a compromise between the two. The
>sizes 
>> are 195/60/15, and 205/50/15. The 195s give correct speedometer readings 
>> (larger dia. tire), but don't corner as well, and don't look as good on
>the 
>> car. The 205s corner better, and give the car a much more muscular stance,
>
>> but screw up the speedo. I know the reasons for all of the above, but am 
>> curious about others uses and preferences. Soooo, what's everybody else 
>> running? The car is a daily driver and will probably never see the track.
>> TIA
>> 
>> Dennis
>> Denver
>
>... ah yes, I've got BTDT there myself.  The actual stock fitments on the
>'83 were 215/50-15 and 205/60-15.  My car came with the Pirelli P7Rs in the
>50 series.  After the belts all broke I found it difficult to find anything
>in the prescribed 50 series size so I ended up getting Gatorbacks in
>205/50-15.  These tires gave me a very harsh ride, and I ended up bending a
>set of the soft Ronal wheels ... what was the model, R8?  
>
>For a long time I was swapping sets of wheels back and forth between the urq
>and the '88 5kCSQ Avant, so I also have experience with both the Dunlop
>D60A2 and BFG Comp TA HR-4 in the 205/60-15 size.  It is true that these
>tires don't look as good on the car, but they do give a great ride and the
>car still seems to hold the road fairly well.  
>
>Later on I found that Dunlop was offering the SP8000s in the 215/50-15 size
>so I bought a set for my Fuchs wheels.  I picked up a nail that went through
>the sidewall ... and then found that the Dunlops were no longer available in
>the 215 width.  I decided to go with a pair of 225/50-15s which I now have
>on the back of the car, with the remaining 215s on the front.  I found that
>there was very little clearance between the tire and the tie rod ends when I
>tried the 225s up front, but when I put the 215s back I found that there
>really wasn't that much difference between the two.  By my calculations the
>wider tires only give a couple percent difference in the indicated speed.
>I've been able to go out and have a bit of fun with my car lately and I
>really like the Dunlops on the car.  The ride is a bit rough, so perhaps it
>may not make sense in Denver if all you are planning to drive on are public
>roads ...
>
>HTH!
>Steve Buchholz
>San Jose, CA (USA)
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