[ihc] RE: More On Pete's Tires

["Peter F. Ferris" <binder@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW, if I understand correctly, ALL of the tires in my mix are bias ply.
Sooo, should I up my premiums or am I ok?   %^}  Thanks for the response, I
do appreciate it. 

--Pete



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: -----Original Message-----
: From: Bob Blair [mailto:bobblair@domain.elided] 
: Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 2:25 PM
: To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
: Cc: Binder@domain.elided
: Subject: RE: More On Pete's Tires
: 
: Pete,
: 
: re 12.5" TSL + 15.5 SX
: 
: I would not hesitate to drive a lifted Scout on mixed 
: radial\bias, wide\very wide Super Swampers...
: as long as I was A) going slowly and B) able to stay home on 
: rainy days.
: 
: Do you have life insurance (get my drift)?  Think of the bad 
: situation; light rain, on a corner, traffic slows quickly ... 
: you hit the brakes -- and get to see where you came from.  
: And see some very wide-eyed drivers :)
: 
: See if you can swap the Swampers for a set of AT's with 
: somebody that wants to play in the mud
:   or look into retreads like these:
: www.high-tec-retreading.com    33x12.50R-15 mud $67.49
: 
: I love my Q78 swampers on the trail, OK in town, but they're 
: not highway tires.
: Oh yeah, they balance when new, sort of.  But not after the 
: lugs get chewed up.
: Bob 
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