Which 165/80's ??

[thor]

I'll carry this on from the "hadling iffy" post, as this old chestnut seems to be hard to get a good answer to..

I want a good 165/80 tyre for the +2. It's got 185s on now, but I feel they're too big, and want to get back to the original delicate handling Colin envisaged.

I DON'T want 175/60s to bugger up my speedo (and they look silly to me), and I don't do any 100mph long trips or track days.....

Cheers

[Dag-Henning]

- Thor, I used to run "Fuelsavers" on the street with my S1, and with good results. They are fairly round-shouldered, and - to my opinion -, handles the rear camber-changes of the Elan quite well. ( I used them for "Autoslalom" as well in Oslo , and was only beaten for the "over-all"
by a Carrera RS, so the grip/handling was OK.....) ( Believe they were 155/70..... )

If you have this hang for "originality", - aren't there any Dunlops around in that size ??

Dag

[thor]

Dag,
TUSEN TAKK, that's finally some good advice for me. I'm not an originality buff really, but I've had cars in the past that I've modified by quite a bit on both tyres, springs and dampers, and I always found the best way to start with originals first... My 185s are a mix of goodyears and crap chinese, so I want to start fresh.

The amazing win-win situation og the Firestone Fuelsavers being that
a) they're quite cheap
b) Firestone were original equipment
c) Dag-Henning almost won the Autoslalom

Is by far enough arguments for me...

Cheers.

[marcfuller]

Firestone? A Japanese tyre!

What is it about ... never say never.

[thor]

WHAT?? What do you mean, is Firestone Japanese now?
dammit. I'll just pretend it's still american then..

[Dag-Henning]

- even Volvo, Saab and Jaguar are "American" these days, so who really cares......

Dag