Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!amdcad!decwrl!ucbvax!chin From: chin@ucbvax.ARPA (David Chin) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: 50 Series Tire Test Message-ID: <4674@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 02:44:59 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4674 Posted: Fri Feb 8 02:44:59 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 15:24:55 EST References: <522@fisher.UUCP> Reply-To: chin@ucbvax.UUCP (David chin) Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 20 Summary: I recently put Goodyear VR50 "Gatorback" (205/50VR-15 size) mounted on Compomotive 3pc 15x6" TH (TurboHub) rims on my 1980 TR7 convertible. Needless to say I have noticed a very pronounced performance improvement over my stock 185/70R-13 Goodyears on 13x5.5" steel rims. Cornering ability is much better: I can now take corners at speeds which my old tires would begin to break away. In fact the body lean at these speeds is so pronounced that I reall need anti- sway bars. Even more impressive is the great improvement in stopping: stopping distances are much shorter because the new tires go into lock-up slide at MUCH higher g's. These improvements are even more pronounced when I compare performance in the wet. The tires do give a somewhat bumpier ride, but the difference is not very great, just noticable if you are looking for it. As for noise, I could not tell any difference, but then convertibles are not your quietest cars, so maybe the difference is just below the noise threshold for my car. Well it's time to relearn the limits of my car, preferably on CA Highway 1. Dave Chin chin@BERKELEY ucbvax!chin