[urq] New R-rated All season tires , What Brands ??

[dgraber460 at aol.com]

Tire threads are akin to oil and threads. One man’s nirvana is another’s waste of raw materials.
Having said that, finding a good summer tire that will be good on the track can be achieved, but the definition of good is up for some debate. An all-season that is good in both snow and dry is again achievable depending on the definition of “good”. Great is _not_ part of this discussion. Asking that same all-season tire to show respectable behavior on a track day is indeed a stretch. As far as compound technology has come, it is not capable of that level of “all things in all situations”.
The more dedicated to a specific use you can devote any product (tires, oil, engines, soap), the closer you can get to great.
What region/climate do you live in? What sort of compromise in each of the conditions (winter, summer, track) are you willing to endure? Which of those 3 is your priority? Rate them in importance 1-3 and that will help you limit the field of choices. There are deals and bargains out there, but cheap tires are a false economy. Tire Rack is a good source with good selection and good pricing. They buy in _huge_ quantities.
Toyo, Yokohama, and Kumho make a good street/track tire, and Nokian makes the best all season in their WR G2.
There is a saying in sales – regards price, quality, or speed of delivery – which 2 of those 3 do you want? Of the 3 purposes a tire is designed to fulfill, which 2 of those 3 do you want?


Dennis 
Denver



-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Redford <shr42 at msn.com>
To: Urq List @ audifans <Urq at audifans.com>; S-Car List @audifans <S-Car-List at audifans.com>
Sent: Sat, Oct 9, 2010 1:06 am
Subject: [urq] New R-rated All season tires , What Brands ??



----- Hello Lists.    It's been awhile since I had my can on the road, '85 
rq-now with megasquirt.    It now needs tires.   I use it on the street, but 
ill go to the track for track-days, where I will use it harder.    
here have been several discussions on the lists about "which tires" to use..   
 try to keep up.   Someone posted a statement, that they thought the best tire 
or an all season tire, used on the street and some track use would be "R" rated 
 because of its construction.   I don't remember a preference for brand though.    
o,   what are the opinions of best brand for All season - R rated tires. ??    
 would prefere to have two sets of wheels/tires, but cannot at this time.    
h, I am in Seattle, Wa. but will probably use the Tire Rack, but nothing is set 
n stone.       ...Thanks in Advance ,    Stephen Redford  '85 Urq
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