Market Research: New Tire Line

[deuce_454]

i dont really care weather ist directional or not... id like the pattern to stand out so people who know, can recognize my choice and understand the "statement" tires are accessories as much as performance items.

if i could id run michelin road race slicks... but id like to see a tuner tire.. somthing that was made for high horsepower and cornering.. and why not have letering in the thread.. this is not a tire where directional thread pattern shoud be added for improved wet driving or god forbid; looks.. no give me whatever works best! form should follow function, that always looks best in my book

[Damn True]

Directional or not matters not a whit to me. There are three things that matter: Compound, Compound, Compound.

Ok, four things. Sizes. Provide 315 or so in 17" and more 40-series in wider sizes.

[will69camaro]

Yea i'd really like a 315 in a 40 series it'd be about 27 in tall if i'm not mistaken which is about what i have now. Ride would improve and as i said before, a big rim with no tire on it on a muscle car just looks funny to me.

William

[jeff hanson]

I think more size options are the biggie, especially in the height(more sidewall) for the wider sizes. The wider you go, the more sidewall you lose, and I think that's what were interested in most is being able to get wide tires but still keep some sidewall. These old muscle cars need a little bit more sidewall than whats currently available(in the wide sizes), or they do look a little funny. Again, like someone else mentioned, not truck-like sidewalls, just a little more. Also, not that it's a huge deal, but if they could make them with the least amount of writing,letters,numbers blah blah blah on the sidewalls they would look much better! I know a lot of, if not all, is necessary but if they could cut down on some, that would be cool. As far as tread pattern, I like directional better, but to each his own. If the performance is there and it looks good, I don't think tread pattern is a deal breaker either way. Hey, thanks for asking!

[71OLDS]

I run the Nitto 555R 305/45/18 and I'm very happy w/them. What I'd like to see are some 17" or 18" Raised white letter tires. I'd love to get some of the new 18" GM Billet SS rims(AKA Olds SSIs) and mount something like a BF Goodrich raised white letter tire 245/45/18s front and a 295/45/18 rear.

The raised white letter tires end at 15" and a few 16"

I like the old school look w/modern day performance (big brakes etc).

The first pictures I saw of the new GT40s had raised white letter tires on them and they were 18" and 19" ....I thought they looked great!

[jeff s]

We need 335-345 wide with a diameter of 27-28. Any bigger in dia you'll need to stretch the wheel wells like a Pro-street car.
I want street and race compounds in the same sizes. Ever look for 19 or 20 race compound?
I've been using nothing but Michelins lately.

[JayR]

Originally Posted by jeff s

We need 335-345 wide with a diameter of 27-28. Any bigger in dia you'll need to stretch the wheel wells like a Pro-street car.
I want street and race compounds in the same sizes. Ever look for 19 or 20 race compound?
I've been using nothing but Michelins lately.

I second everything Jeff said. A good friend just had to buy a whole set of 18" wheels to run R Compound tires because there were no R compounds in 19 & 20 to match his existing rolling stock.

And what about some plus size redline tires?

[ProdigyCustoms]

Originally Posted by jeff s

We need 335-345 wide with a diameter of 27-28. Any bigger in dia you'll need to stretch the wheel wells like a Pro-street car.
I want street and race compounds in the same sizes. Ever look for 19 or 20 race compound?
I've been using nothing but Michelins lately.

Exactly what we discuss with MT, a 27" 335.