[V8] tire musings

[Tony and Lillie]

The stock tire on a V8Q has an "H" rating, hence the sticker on the dash that states you are not to exceed 130mph. A "V" speed rating will go to 149mph.

I've also had great luck with Kumho's, and General's. I run snows and summers, "All-season" tires are too much of a comprimise for me.

However, I did just put the General UHP's on my aunt's HHR, and she has been quite happy with them. She says they are quieter and handle the water (Houston, lots of rain) much better than the factory tires (goodyears) even when new.

Tony


-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Re: [V8] tire musings
>
>What about the load rating?  I went to Costco just last week and they
>couldn't even give me a quote.  They said the V8 comes stock with a V rated
>tire and they don't carry any V rated in our stock size and their corporate
>policy is to not go lower than stock on the load rating.
>
>Seamus
>
>On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been happy with the two sets of Kumhos I've had as well.  I would
>> choose the Generals simply due to the lighter weight, though the Kumhos are
>> typically closer in weight to Generals than Bridgestones or Goodyears.
>>
>> Ed