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Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:05 pm

Hi folks,

I’m gonna change my rear 205/65 tires for some more Old school / Drag tires, so I’ll be choosing in the 205/70 sizes, but it seams some of them look more « fat » than others !
If you know what I mean…
It’s like if the tire is 205 at the alloy but 235 or more at the ground contact or a little bit under pressured (but all around !)

Hope I’m not to confusing with my explication here…

So if you’ve catch what I mean, you’ll have a tire brand an type for me I hope !

Oh last thing, it's a '63 daily drive Bug... so no slicks

Thanks

Serge aka Coxbow

Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:08 pm

M+H makes "cheater slicks" that are DOT legal and are built on 6x26x15 slicks.

Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:05 pm

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for your answer, I've checked it out and found M&H's site and the M&H Racemaster Cheater Slicks they look really great, but couldn't find smaller than 10.5 !!

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=72&action=show&show_products_mode=cat_click

Maybe a street & strip will do ?

Probably not very good in the rain though

Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:33 pm

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=73&rn=311&action=show_detail

Here's one option...DOT legal :)

Sun Mar 18, 2007 6:36 pm

neil68 wrote: http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=73&rn=311&action=show_detail

Here's one option...DOT legal :)

That's them.

Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:15 pm

is the oval your glenn? :D

Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:35 am

You don`t want the M&H`s. Especially on a driver. They don`t handle very well and don`t last very long compared to a radial. And unless you have over 100 horsepower or so there is no point.

Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:19 pm

Thanks for the links :D

I'm driving my Bug around 10.000 miles per year, so a tire that doesn't go very long is not really what i'm looking for, and in Belgium it's raining...a lot ! And those tyres don't look very appropriate for that kind of exercise :? But I really love the look's of it ! too bad...

If I don't find a "regular" tire maybe I'll go for that one, at least just for the meetings season (less raining, well a little bit... :? ) but a rather like to find something that really does it all year long...

Thanks

Serge

Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:23 pm

alindeman1989 wrote: is the oval your glenn? :D

nope... mine is black and stock.

Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:06 pm

i have never seen a picture of it. :D