bias & radials

["David Sherratt" <dave-tracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Damage to tires can be caused by the car just standing. If you lay up your
car over winter it is important to take the presure of them by blocking up
the car.  I have L78 X 15 on my Imp, they are 2 years old  and have no
cracks appearing. I do not Block the car up but I do drive the car 10 to 15
miles to keep everything moving so to speake. (weekly)
Regards
Dave 60 Le Baron.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Dervin <rjdervin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 23 January 2002 02:44
Subject: Re: IML: bias & radials


>They are all bias, and only 3 years old with 7000 miles on them.
>
>
>>From: Mark McDonald <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: IML: bias & radials
>>Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 00:55:19 -0600
>>
>>As Dick Benjamin and others have pointed out to me, be careful not to mix
>>your
>>bias belted tires with your radials as they wear out.  This was also
>>written in
>>the owner's manuals of that day, when bias belted tires were more common.
>>They
>>have different handling characteristics and there is a danger in mixing
>>them.
>>
>>Also, how old are these tires?  They may appear perfectly fine but old
>>rubber
>>can have tiny cracks in it that you can't see and one day kablooie, there
>>you
>>are with a really severe blow-out.  If the tires are over 10 years old I'd
>>replace them all now, if you can afford it.
>>
>>Mark M
>>
>>Robert Dervin wrote:
>>
>> > I will replace the bias ply tires with radials when they wear out. The
>> > previous owner installed them before I purchased the car. They only
have
>> > 7000 miles on them with no visible signs of wear. Almost all of the
>>antique
>> > tires are available from Coker tire.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>