[s-cars] tire woes...

[Philip Mische]

P,

Do ya feel lucky?  Well do ya, punk?

Be grateful, your wheels were probably saved by your 255 balloons.  Now suck
it up - that tire's toast.  Time to buy a new set of shoes.  And what a
great opportunity to ditch those Contis!

I just sprung for a set of 245 40 17 Toyo TS-1's - very black, very round,
very sticky, very light.  I can't tell yet whether they're better than the
Yoko S0-2s that came off, but so far it looks promising.  My Fikse FM-10's
just came back from polishing at Wheel Enhancement in CA, and they look
scary good.  If you want a pic just ask; these wheels can't look this good
for long - I'd love to show them off before time takes its toll.

I do have 4 used 235 45 17 S0-2 PPs.  2 of them are edge worn-out, 2 are
pretty darn good.  Anyone interested?  In CT.

P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK)" <pkrasusky at ups.com>
To: "S-Car list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:47 AM
Subject: [s-cars] F me hard... tire woes...


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> Grrrr...
>
> F'n City of Hartford.  I schwacked a pothole last week so deep I saw the
> Chinamen on the other side as I went across it.  Muther Fer.  Luckily, the
> suspension and 17" Avus seem to have fared well, no notable bend nor any
> shuddering felt.  Though I'll likely have to weight that spot, I'm sure.
>
> The 255/40 ContiSportContact, however, wasn't so fortunate it appears.
> Sidewall now boasts the proverbial "egg" bulge, about 1.5" around.
>
> Yay for me!
>
> Now, my question is...  this is obviously a bad thing, but how bad?  As
in,
> will this be imminent failure ASAP, or is it OK to run as is (no track use
> of course) for a while.  Any BTDT with running an egg?
>
> What sucks is, let's face it, I go through tires.  These were about
2/3-3/4
> worn, not bad considering I'm > 20k on them.  I 'intended' to run them
down,
> mount snows, replace in spring with Kumho MXs (after lapping LRP in Ray's
> car, I'm hooked).  What to do now?  I had NO intention of buying Contis
> again.  As much as I like them, I don't like OE tire prices!
>
> So, do I:
>
> - live stupidly on the edge and rotate offending tire to rear... then
likely
> 'take it in the rear' when she blows.
> - buy *one* f'n NEW Conti?  That would seem dumb to have other 3 @ less
than
> 2/3rds.
> - buy 2 new Conti's?  Then I'm forced to buy 2 more come spring, and then
> have unevenly wearing tires.
> - buy 4 Kumhos.  My originally plan, but not f'n NOW!...  Throw away 3
tires
> with usable tread?...  The thought sickens me...  I love nothing more than
> to run my tires DOWN...  sorta a badge of achievement if you will, makes
> blowing $600+ feel worth it 8-).
>
> Uh, er, like, anyone got a spare 255 ContiSport layin' around???  And
stuff.
> Or something.
>
> What to do what to do.  Did I mention F ME HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?  F'n A.
>
> -Paulie Nothappy
> CT f'n pothole infested high taxes but state deficit roads from hell
> '95 //S6 baby needs new shoes
> '58 TR3A wonder if my super 165s would have done the same?
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