Date:         Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:51:58 -0600
Reply-To:     chad knutson <cskanute@BITSTREAM.NET>
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From:         chad knutson <cskanute@BITSTREAM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Reinforced Tires - was Yokohama Tires Revisited
Comments: To: Mike Finkbiner <mike_l_f@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Mike:

Spec-wise, the Contis are solid. Here's the link:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Spec.jsp?make=Continental&model=Contact+CR21

Might have mentioned this, but my previous tires were 205s, brand unknown. Might
have been Uniroyal. Although they were nice tires in perfect weather, they were
terrible winter tires for me. Too wide. I went through a stretch of being stuck
every time I parked it anywhere near snow or ice, of which there is plenty in
Minnesota. The Continentals were an enormous improvement. Adding a little weight
in the back end didn't hurt either.

Keep the rubber side down.

Chad Knutson
Minneapolis
87 Wolfy

Mike Finkbiner wrote:

> Chad -
>
> There has been a lot of talk about reinforced tires over the years.  Could
> you take a look at those and see what the maximum pressure and carrying
> capacity is?  Do they also have a load rating number?  It would be a two or
> three digit number like 95 or 103.
>
> I've always been curious about how they compare to the light truck tires I
> have been using.  The door sticker on my Westy says to use 185/14 PR, (which
> I assume means reinforced) or 205/14 97 (load rating 97 ~ 1600# carrying
> capacity).
>
> Out here I have had best results finding 195/14 Light Truck tires with load
> ratings from 93 to 103.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike Finkbiner
> '87 Westy
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Date:    Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:39:44 -0600
> From:    Chad Knutson <cskanute@BITSTREAM.NET>
> Subject: Re: Yokohama Tires Revisited
>
> I recently put a set of Continental Contact reinforced 185/14Rs on my 87
> Wolfy.
> <snip>
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