[T3] T-3 Wide 5 discs

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/21/2011 9:44:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
gbforsmo at gmail.com writes:

Fulda,  that's what my '68 came with when new. The dealership told me it was
German  Firestone, but I always took that with a grain of salt.  They  
lasted
well, but once I found radials, I never looked back.

The bias  tires that came on my '69 Squareback were "worn out" after 22
thousand  miles.  Way too soon, I thought.

When I replaced them with  Michelin radials I drove out of the tire shop in
Madison, WI ... went 10  blocks and drove right back to the tire shop & 
asked
them "Did you  switch cars on me?  And what have you done to my car?"   The
Michelins made THAT much difference.  Michelin has had my business  on all 
my
vehicles sine then.  I wish they still made tires for our  T3's.



Well, it's just the spare. Right now it's on the car because I'm short 1  
radial. At this point, it really doesn't make much difference, as the car is  
still under construction, and I need to remove the 3 I have on the car so 
they  can get sandblasted and painted, along with the matching 4th rim. Then 
I'll  probably go with 4 Coker tires (with the white wall), as that's more 
in tune  with how the car looks. If not, I'll go with some 5 spoke aluminum 
rims, as I've  always loved that rim (polished or chrome). I still haven't 
made up my mind yet,  but I may go stock, so I can afford to get the bumpers 
re-chromed (about the  same money spent). Of course I could always convert 
the car to 4 lug, and run  something else, but that just doesn't feel right. 
;^) 
I am a radial tire guy though, with only about 1 year of driving on bias  
ply tires in my lifetime (early on right after I got my license), on my 1st  
car. Since then, it's only been radial tires for me, as I like the feel you 
get  from them.  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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