Tyre Advice Anyone?

"Zathras" wrote:

> >Unladen Transit vans can be quite tail happy!
>
> Well..it's fine by me if you want to swap your tyres round every time
> you load or unload your Transit!

The point was the weight distribution makes more difference then the
relative tread levels front & rear

> >> I'd be surprised if the small hardness and softness difference of
> >> modern road tyres had that much of an effect compared to wear
> >> differences.
> >
> >I would say the reverse. The front end grip of my 156 with Bridgestones
S03s
> >is incredibly different then the Contis it replaced (when new). Stick
some
> >Dunlops on the front and it would understeer more. Stick some cheapo no
name
> >tyres on the front and Goodyear F1s on the back and now check out the
> >balance...
>
> But you've now expanded the argument into comparing completely
> different tyres from different manufacturers. I was talking about
> softness vs hardness.

Well softer tyres = gripper tyres. Mixing new Pirelli P-Zeros and new p6000s
compared with new and worn P-Zeros would in my opinion have a greater
potential effect on balance.

Cheers
Tony

On Thu, 05 May 2005 21:27:54 GMT, "Tony Rickard"
> wrote:

>"Zathras" wrote:
>
>> >Unladen Transit vans can be quite tail happy!
>>
>> Well..it's fine by me if you want to swap your tyres round every time
>> you load or unload your Transit!
>
>The point was the weight distribution makes more difference then the
>relative tread levels front & rear

Yes but do remember that the OP has a 147 and not a Transit and people
don't normally buy 147s if they're going to be loading them up
heavily!

<snip>
>Well softer tyres = gripper tyres.

Not always. Tread pattern, size and quality have an effect also.

>Mixing new Pirelli P-Zeros and new p6000s
>compared with new and worn P-Zeros would in my opinion have a greater
>potential effect on balance.

We're just going round in opinionated circles now. I'm not convinced
by your arguments and you don't believe mine so..each to his own.

--
Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
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"Zathras" wrote:

> We're just going round in opinionated circles now.

Opinionated circles on Usenet - never!

> I'm not convinced
> by your arguments and you don't believe mine so..each to his own.

Fair enough

Cheers
Tony