Re: BF Comp T/A VR4

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Dave Conner say:

> Gary wrote:
> "I really like the all season H rated Firestone SH30s on my 86 5kcstq. 
> Very good dry,wet and snow traction..."
> 
> Gary,
> Could you compare snow traction of these tires to Dunlop D60A2's?
> Just wondering because I'm not pleased with the Dunlop's snow traction and
> am about to switch to >real< snow tires.  Maybe I should just need a better
> all season tire.

And Albert Ng chimed in with:

> I have D60a2 on my 5kcst too. I found that it helps the snow traction a
> little bit by increasing the tire pressure. Right now, I am running 37psi at
> all four conners. Anyhow, it may just be a placebo effect. Any comment??


I have run a couple of sets of D60A2s, and can comment here.
Albert is right. Bumping the pressure has a DRAMATIC effect on
handling, wet, dry, and snowy. I run about 38 or so, find it
works best.

But Dave was basically right. The D60A2 are an "OK" tire, not great.
When I switched two cars over to the Touring T/A, I saw a great
improvement. The Comp T/A were even better, but I can't seem to
find them any more :-(


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