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Date:         Sun, 5 Dec 2010 18:28:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
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From:         Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: Tire vendors
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Hi David,

Agreed.

There's an S-bend about a quarter mile from home that I drive at least twice a day. The sidewall "squirm" was considerable with car tires and totally gone once I switched to dual-ply sidewalls.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario Canada 197x Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (ND Graphics graphics wrap) 1988 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop (Colleen's ride) www.pottsfamily.ca

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On 12/5/2010 5:57 PM, David Beierl wrote: > Not to mention that Sylvan quit reaching for the grab handle every time > we went around a corner...I'd previously replaced the OE shocks with > Bilstein with little effect on the wallow, but changing to whatever were > the then-available Michelin 185R14C tires had a dramatic effect. As a > side benefit, no more blowouts. ;-) > > Yrs, > d > > >

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