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Title: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: stevewfl on August 29, 2013, 01:20:05 PM: Consumer Reports: "Michelin dominates our latest tire Ratings"

Consumer Reports has just published the latest results of 49 tested models of ultra-high-performance (UHP) summer and all-season tires, and performance winter tires. The big winner? Michelin. But Goodyear, Nokian, Pirelli, and others have traction, too.

http://consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/08/latest-tire-ratings-all-season-performance-winter-consumer-reports-news/index.htm (http://consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/08/latest-tire-ratings-all-season-performance-winter-consumer-reports-news/index.htm)
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: sherob on August 29, 2013, 01:58:35 PM: What I put on my truck... wife's truck... LTX M/S 2's!
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: B.D.F. on August 29, 2013, 02:32:55 PM: Are you saying that those are the tire we should be using on our C-14's?

Brian

Quote from: stevewfl on August 29, 2013, 01:20:05 PM
Consumer Reports: "Michelin dominates our latest tire Ratings"

Consumer Reports has just published the latest results of 49 tested models of ultra-high-performance (UHP) summer and all-season tires, and performance winter tires. The big winner? Michelin. But Goodyear, Nokian, Pirelli, and others have traction, too.

http://consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/08/latest-tire-ratings-all-season-performance-winter-consumer-reports-news/index.htm (http://consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/08/latest-tire-ratings-all-season-performance-winter-consumer-reports-news/index.htm)
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 29, 2013, 02:43:12 PM: Car tire thread!
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: stevewfl on August 29, 2013, 02:44:28 PM: Quote from: B.D.F. on August 29, 2013, 02:32:55 PM
Are you saying that those are the tire we should be using on our C-14's?

Brian

No sir, topic was Michelin's success in the car arena.

hmmmm some here do ride C14 on car tires, for those I suggest none other (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif) (http://s80.photobucket.com/user/stevewfl/media/bigthumb.gif.html)
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: sherob on August 29, 2013, 02:50:18 PM: Will you start a car oil thread, please. ;D
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: gPink on August 29, 2013, 02:54:11 PM: Does Michelin require nitrogen in their tires?
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: jamiemac on August 29, 2013, 05:46:38 PM: I wish They would make a Jeep tire along the lines of the Goodyear MTR Kevlar.
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: stevewfl on August 29, 2013, 08:44:30 PM: Quote from: sherob on August 29, 2013, 02:50:18 PM
Will you start a car oil thread, please. ;D

Sure! ;D ;D
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: Mettler1 on August 29, 2013, 09:19:58 PM: Quote from: gPink on August 29, 2013, 02:54:11 PM
Does Michelin require nitrogen in their tires?
Why nitrogen? Does it inflate tires better?
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: VirginiaJim on August 30, 2013, 04:28:01 AM: It starts with an 'N'.
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: Cholla on August 30, 2013, 08:32:46 AM: I use the nitrogen blend in my tires.
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: Cold Streak on August 30, 2013, 12:42:48 PM: Once you use Nitrogen, you can never go back to regular air again, or so I heard. ;D
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: stevewfl on August 30, 2013, 01:52:51 PM: Quote from: Cold Streak on August 30, 2013, 12:42:48 PM
Once you use Nitrogen, you can never go back to regular air again, or so I heard. ;D

I suspect its alright if you mix the new air with a fresh mixture of snake oil and dyna beads ;D
Title: Re: <yawn> Michelin does it again
Post by: jimmymac on August 30, 2013, 04:30:06 PM: Michelin's sidewalls are thin, so the ride is smooth. Goodyear's sidewalls are stiff, giving better handling.
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