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Subject:Re: Tires... Difference between LT and Passenger
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:33:42 +1200

>Can LT tires also handle well?

Er... better than they used to. But the lack of good car tires can
kill you. *I* would NOT fit truck tires... in fact will be using
205/50/16 or lower-profile 17s on mine eventually. With Konis and
aftermarket swaybars.

A tire which gives a good ride, lasts a long time and resists
punctures well is NOT a good tire if its grip is poor and it causes
poor handling, as all truck tires will, and most cheap car tires
(just as an ill-handling uncomfortable car is not good just because
it's reliable).

You pays your money and takes your chances. A set of truck or cheap
car tires may not, but then again, they may well KILL you... and you
won't know for sure until it's too late.

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Andrew Grebneff
165 EvansSt, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Ph: 0064 (3) 473-8863 fax: 0064 (3) 479-7527
1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan
1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van
1989 Toyota Corona 2.0D Select CT170 diesel sedan
1992 Toyota Estima Lucida 2.2 turbodiesel MPV (=narrow "Previa")
1984 VW Caravelle GL (to be fitted with 260hp Subaru SVX flat-6 &
Porsche G50 trans)
Seashell, Macintosh, VW & Toyota van nut