Tires tires tires....

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woodwizard
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Re: Tires tires....

Post by woodwizard »

Yeah Paul,
I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for show, until finally landing new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
Dan
--- On
Fri, 10/1/10, Paul

wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> Thanks, Dan.
> So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > �
> > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , wrote:
> > > There may be different width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > Bill
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > Paul,
> > > I use stock rims,
> Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > Hi, Dan.
> > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire > Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set - > > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber > always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the
> difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer day!
> > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > Dan
blake neilson
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Re: Tires tires tires....

Post by blake neilson »

I have never heard of Shelby (of Cobra fame?) rims.  Could someone post a pic please?
--- On
Thu, 9/30/10, Paul

wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:38 PM
> Hi, Dan.
> What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , "woodwizard" wrote:
> > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set - > > kinda like the vinyl roof me > Sedan once sported.
> > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > I wasn't 20' down
> the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer day!
> > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > Dan
Paul
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Re: Tires tires tires....

Post by Paul »

I posted two photos (in "Paul's 1971 AN600" album) that show what the Shelby rims look like.
Thanks,
Paul
--- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, blake neilson wrote:
> I have never heard of Shelby (of Cobra fame?) rims.  Could someone post a pic please?
> --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:38 PM
> Hi, Dan.
> What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, "woodwizard" wrote:
> > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set -
> > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer day!
> > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > Dan
Paul
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Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:39 am

Re: Tires tires....

Post by Paul »

Thanks, Dan.
What are the key differences between sedan rims and coupe rims?
Do your Yokos rub your fender wells at all?
Thanks,
Paul
--- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> Yeah Paul,
> I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
> put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for show, until finally landing new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
> Dan
> --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> Thanks, Dan.
> So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > Â
> > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, wrote:
> > > There may be different width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > Bill
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > Paul,
> > > I use stock rims, Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > Hi, Dan.
> > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set -
> > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer day!
> > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > Dan
woodwizard
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Re: Tires tires....

Post by woodwizard »

C'mon Paul...... you ought to know the difference in stock rims !?
A Coupe has an open pattern, chrome lugnuts, with a small centercap and neither have ever rubbed..... even while driving around a barrel ..... on 2 wheels ;)
--- On
Fri, 10/1/10, Paul

wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:23 AM
> Thanks, Dan.
> What are the key differences between sedan rims and coupe rims?
> Do your Yokos rub your fender wells at all?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > Yeah Paul,
> > I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
> > put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for show,� until finally landing� new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
> > �
> > Dan
> > �
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> > �
> > Thanks, Dan.
> > So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ,
> WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > > ��
> > > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , wrote:
> > > > There may be different width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > > Bill
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > Paul,
> > > > I use stock rims, Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > > Hi, Dan.
> > > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > > Thanks,
> Paul
> > > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set - > > > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are > required....
> > > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer > day!
> > > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > > Dan
xkazoox7
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Re: Tires tires....

Post by xkazoox7 »

I have z600 wheels on my n600 and it rubs the brake calibers. Any one else have this issue Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Sender:
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Date:
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To:

ReplyTo:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
C'mon Paul...... you ought to know the difference in stock rims !?
A Coupe has an open pattern, chrome lugnuts, with a small centercap and neither have ever rubbed..... even while driving around a barrel ..... on 2 wheels ;)
--- On
Fri, 10/1/10, Paul

wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:23 AM
> Thanks, Dan.
> What are the key differences between sedan rims and coupe rims?
> Do your Yokos rub your fender wells at all?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > Yeah Paul,
> > I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
> > put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for show,� until finally landing� new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
> > �
> > Dan
> > �
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> > �
> > Thanks, Dan.
> > So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ,
> WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > > ��
> > > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , wrote:
> > > > There may be different width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > > Bill
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > Paul,
> > > > I use stock rims, Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > > Hi, Dan.
> > > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > > Thanks,
> Paul
> > > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set - > > > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are > required....
> > > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer > day!
> > > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > > Dan
Paul
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Re: Tires tires....

Post by Paul »

Sorry, Dan, I'm mostly a VW guy :)
So what are the key differences between sedan and coupe rims, in terms of geometry?
Thanks,
Paul
--- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> C'mon Paul...... you ought to know the difference in stock rims !?
> A Coupe has an open pattern, chrome lugnuts, with a small centercap and neither have ever rubbed..... even while driving around a barrel ..... on 2 wheels ;)
> --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:23 AM
> Thanks, Dan.
> What are the key differences between sedan rims and coupe rims?
> Do your Yokos rub your fender wells at all?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > Yeah Paul,
> > I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
> > put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for show, until finally landing new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
> > Â
> > Dan
> > Â
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> > Â
> > Thanks, Dan.
> > So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > > ÂÂ
> > > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, wrote:
> > > > There may be different width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > > Bill
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > Paul,
> > > > I use stock rims, Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > From: Paul
> > > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > > Hi, Dan.
> > > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Paul
> > > > --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set -
> > > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer day!
> > > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > > Dan
woodwizard
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Re: Tires tires....

Post by woodwizard »

no geometrical differences that I'm aware of - strictly asthetic!
--- On
Fri, 10/1/10, Paul

wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 1:36 PM
> Sorry, Dan, I'm mostly a VW guy :)
> So what are the key differences between sedan and coupe rims, in terms of geometry?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > C'mon Paul...... you ought to know the difference in stock rims !?
> > A Coupe has an open pattern, chrome lugnuts, with a small centercap and neither have ever rubbed..... even while driving around a barrel ..... on 2 wheels ;)�
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:23 AM
> > �
> > Thanks, Dan.
> > What are the key differences between sedan rims and coupe rims?
> > Do your Yokos rub your fender wells at all?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > Yeah Paul,
> > > I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
> > > put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for
> show,�� until finally landing�� new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
> > > ��
> > > Dan
> > > ��
> > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> > > ��
> > > Thanks, Dan.
> > > So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your > message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > From: Paul
> > > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > > > �a��
> > > > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > > > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Paul
> > > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , wrote:
> > > > > There may be different
> width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > > > Bill
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > > Paul,
> > > > > I use stock rims, Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > > From: Paul
> > > > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > > > Hi, Dan.
> > > > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Paul
> > > > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set - > > > > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot > summer day!
> > > > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > > > Dan
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Re: Tires tires....

Post by xkazoox7 »

I've tryed looking for pics of n600 with z600 wheels and I haven't found any Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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Date:
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anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
no geometrical differences that I'm aware of - strictly asthetic!
--- On
Fri, 10/1/10, Paul

wrote:
> From: Paul
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 1:36 PM
> Sorry, Dan, I'm mostly a VW guy :)
> So what are the key differences between sedan and coupe rims, in terms of geometry?
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > C'mon Paul...... you ought to know the difference in stock rims !?
> > A Coupe has an open pattern, chrome lugnuts, with a small centercap and neither have ever rubbed..... even while driving around a barrel ..... on 2 wheels ;)�
> > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 11:23 AM
> > �
> > Thanks, Dan.
> > What are the key differences between sedan rims and coupe rims?
> > Do your Yokos rub your fender wells at all?
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > Yeah Paul,
> > > I've run the 10" AOO8 yokos on Sedan rims for the past 10 years....
> > > put new Kumhos on Coupe wheels for
> show,�� until finally landing�� new Yokos which are mounted on yet another set of Coupe rims and use them for show only.
> > > ��
> > > Dan
> > > ��
> > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > From: Paul
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 10:05 AM
> > > ��
> > > Thanks, Dan.
> > > So based on your original message (below, bottom of thread), are you saying that you put *A008s* on your car? Your > message sounded pretty positive with regard to the Yokohama brand, but you didn't indicate which size tire you used. (That's what I'm trying to figure out.) If you did install A008s, how has the fit worked out for you?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Paul
> > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , WoodWizard 33 wrote:
> > > > Yoko only makes one 10" tire .........as far as I know!?
> > > > --- On Fri, 10/1/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > From: Paul
> > > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires....
> > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Friday, October 1, 2010, 8:53 AM
> > > > �a��
> > > > Thanks, Dan and Bill.
> > > > So if the A008 is too wide, which Yokohama tire does fit correcly?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Paul
> > > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , wrote:
> > > > > There may be different
> width Shelby rims, but the sets I have had were all the same width as Honda factory rims. The A008 tires may be to wide.
> > > > > Bill
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> ]On Behalf Of WoodWizard 33
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:39 PM
> > > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > > Paul,
> > > > > I use stock rims, Coupe and Sedan...... and don't know how the offset may differ from your rims. Standard 10" AOO8 Yokos are about 1/2" wider and taller than the Kuhmo.
> > > > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > > > > From: Paul
> > > > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > > > > To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 10:38 PM
> > > > > Hi, Dan.
> > > > > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > > > > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Paul
> > > > > --- In
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> , "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > > > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set - > > > > > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > > > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > > > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > > > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > > > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > > > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > > > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > > > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot > summer day!
> > > > > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > > > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > > > > Dan
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Re: Tires tires tires....

Post by twincarb600 »

I guess I never knew that Shelby made a wheel that looks just like a Posi-Traction wheel. Those must be really rare. Take a look at the back side of the wheel and see if it doesn't say Posi-Traction.
--- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, "Paul" wrote:
> I posted two photos (in "Paul's 1971 AN600" album) that show what the Shelby rims look like.
> Thanks,
> Paul
> --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, blake neilson wrote:
> > I have never heard of Shelby (of Cobra fame?) rims.  Could someone post a pic please?
> > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Paul wrote:
> > From: Paul
> > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] Re: Tires tires tires....
> > To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 7:38 PM
> > Hi, Dan.
> > What size Yokos did you buy? Are you running steel rims or Shelbys?
> > I've got Shelby rims on my 1971 N600, and I'm thinking about buying a set of Yokohama 165/70 x 10 A008s from Tire Rack ($91 each) to replace the old Avon 145SR10s that were on the car when I bought it 11 years ago. I'm just not sure if the Yoko A008s will fit the rims properly and clear the wells (at stock ride height).
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> > --- In
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
, "woodwizard" wrote:
> > > Lemme start with Dunlops..... they seem to be indestructable considering I still have the set that came on the Sedan I bought in 1980! .....and over all these years have only ever seen one other set -
> > > kinda like the vinyl roof me Sedan once sported.
> > > I've been through some XZX Michelins.... which performed well but the rubber always dryrots before the tire wears out.
> > > Bridgestone Silvertown bias plys are close to stock, still available at Coker Tire, and about as expensive as they come. Tubes are required....
> > > Tiny little things barely have 3 1/2" tread width and can be scarey knowing that's what's between you and the road..... and that 18 wheeler!
> > > Then there's the Kuhmos and Yokohamas..... which prompted this writing.
> > > After 10 years on one set of Yokos on Sedan rims, I was ready for new on Coupe rims for showing the car. Well I ended up putting Kuhmos on and running them for a couple months now but finally purchased a new set of Yokos, refinished more Coupe rims and put them on my car just today..... and gotta say....
> > > I'll gladly pay twice as much for a Yoko compared to a Kuhmo!
> > > I wasn't 20' down the driveway before I felt the difference in support and stability. Where the Kuhmos, to me anyway, feel a little twitchy.... the Yokos felt smooth as silk and stick to the road like bubble gum on a hot summer day!
> > > Just my thoughts.... and experience.....
> > > and I'll let ya know what the judges think as I'm entering 2 different car shows this weekend.
> > > Dan
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