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- From: awds_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Clarkkent)
- Subject: Re: Gatorback tires
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.042833.13768@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 04:28:33 GMT
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- In <1992Nov19.224232.10640%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu> mike%jim.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu (Mike S.) writes:
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- >>>I have 1 89 Probe GT with 15 inch rims and Gatorback tires (High Speed).
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- >>>Any suggestions for possible substitutions that won't cost $250 a piece??
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- >> Dunlop D40M2. Same or better grip in the dry, substantially better grip
- >> in the wet. As miserable as the Goodyear Gatorback in the snow (but
- >> isn't that half the fun?), V or H rating (as I recall) available and
- >> about $150 each.
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- >> Herb "Mopar Maniac" DaSilva
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- >Anyone tried BFG Comp T/A VR4's? I have heard good things about them,
- >in wet, rain, and snow. Not all that many bucks either.
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- >Mike
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- -Haven't tried them- yet, maybe when it comes time for a new set. Pep
- Boys in Rochester warrantees the tread life for 35k miles! Better than
- the 20k I'll be getting from my Gatorbacks!
-
- Adam
- awds_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
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