[s-cars] Tires for urS4? - want opinion

[Lee Levitt]

The old Toyo UHP tires had thin sidewalls and were very light...I 
don't remember if the sidewalls were paper thin, but they sure were 
less beefy than other tires I've driven. And they handled pretty good...

Lee

At 11:01 AM 8/7/2008, matt ludwig. wrote:
>maybe from people with cars that way half as much as the UrS? no clue
>otherwise...
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>matt.
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>On Aug 7, 2008, at 10:58 AM, mike claire wrote:
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> > Yeah I'm a little late to this one. But I saw a reference to General
> > Exclaims and I'm compelled to respond.  Friends don't let friends buy
> > Exclaims! They are not performance tires in spite of what you read on
> > Tirerack.
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> > I special-ordered a set locally and had them mounted sight unseen
> > after I read the Tirerack reviews. I learned my lesson.
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> > I drove them 5 miles, turned around and had them taken off. This
> > failed experiment cost me $$$ but I didn't care. I was penny wise and
> > pound foolish as they say.
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> > Once dismounted, I pushed down on one from the top and it collapsed
> > easily. The sidewall is paper thin.  How does it get such raves on
> > Tirerack?
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Lee Levitt
Needham, Massachusetts, USA
'01 A4 1.8t quattro avant
''99 A6 quattro avant
'97 A6 quattro avant
'96 A6 quattro avant