[T3] Time to re-tire the Notch

[Jim Adney]

On 9 Mar 2022 at 12:35, Greg Merritt wrote:

> Look at this...!
> 
> https://www.walmart.com/ip/Michelin-57982-XZX-Radial-Tire-165SR15/518038163

That stunned me, until I looked closer and did a LOT of searching. Note that 
it says "Sold and shipped by JEGS High Performance." Well, here's the link 
at JEGS, which happens to be just a tiny bit more honest: JEGS doesn't 
leave out the word COKER.

https://www.jegs.com/p/Coker-Tire/Coker-Tire-Michelin-XZX-Tires/1650011/
10002/-1

Michelin declared our XZXs obsolete a few decades ago, and sold the molds 
to Coker. Coker makes repros from those molds, which certainly look the 
same and are the right size, but they aren't the same quality.

Nevertheless, they may not be any worse than our other options. I've never 
actually dealt with Coker. Does anyone here have any direct experience they 
can share about Coker tires?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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