On 16 Apr 2013 at 16:33, damon henry wrote: > One strategy is to find a current hybrid or other high mileage car on the > market that has the same size tire as yours then buy the same tires that come > stock on that car.
Be careful, though. The brand and name on the tire is not necessarily a guide. OEM LRR tires are often specially made for the automaker. They may be marked with a brand and line name available off the rack at tire stores, but be completely different in design. Many EVers back in the 1990s bought Goodyear Invicta GL tires, thinking they were LRR tires. Only the Invicta GLR specifically designed for Honda Civics was an actual LRR tire, however. A canny tire dealer can order these custom OEM tires from the manufacturer, but may need to do some research to make sure it's what you really want. A good strategy is to get the manufacturer's code number from the actual tire you want to buy. I've found that cheap budget tire dealers usually won't spend the time and effort necessary to get you what you're looking for. I've had better results going to the dirty, dimly-lit old places still run by 60 year old former rubber workers. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
