---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 10/30/06: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:35 AM - Tires (Reuven Silberman) 2. 05:58 PM - Re: Tires (Jerry Calvert) 3. 06:48 PM - Re: Tires (Dan Checkoway) 4. 08:02 PM - Re: Tires (Jerry Grimmonpre) 5. 08:24 PM - Re: Tires (Mark Taylor) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:35:01 AM PST US From: Reuven Silberman Subject: RV7-List: Tires Group Getting ready to replace the original Vans 500x5 main tires soon and looking for input on choice of next tire. Anyone have any strong feeling for or agains any other tire than Vans? Reuven Silberman RV7A N7WT "No pressure, no diamonds". ~Thomas Carlyle ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:31 PM PST US From: "Jerry Calvert" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tires Goodyear Flight Custom III amd get some tubes that don't leak. Jerry Calvert Edmond Ok RV6 N296JC ----- Original Message ----- From: Reuven Silberman To: rv7-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:34 AM Subject: RV7-List: Tires Group Getting ready to replace the original Vans 500x5 main tires soon and looking for input on choice of next tire. Anyone have any strong feeling for or agains any other tire than Vans? Reuven Silberman RV7A N7WT "No pressure, no diamonds". ~Thomas Carlyle ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:48:06 PM PST US From: "Dan Checkoway" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tires I used McCreary AirHawk 6-ply tires for 1000+ hours and grew to like them. Light & cheap. Not the thickest wall tire in the world. Not the most durable in terms of wear, but I was happy with their performance. On this page: http://www.rvproject.com/20051214.html you can see my tire & brake wear trends & stats. I recently switched to Wilkerson RETREAD Goodyear Flight Custom II tires, upon recommendation from another RVator who said they are perfectly balanced and a good value. The value is there imho, but they are F'n A HEAVY compared to the AirHawks. Reportedly they were perfectly balanced...but they are not any better than the AirHawks (at least not on my airplane). They are wearing extremely well, and I suspect I'll get 25-50% more wear out of them than the AirHawks, BUT -- I'm switching back to the AirHawks after this set wears out. I have no desire to lug around another 3-5 pounds of rubber. I'll take the cheapies. Not to be confused with the bottom of the line AeroTrainer or whatever...the AirHawk is a small step above those. If I landed on unimproved strips on a regular basis, I'd probably prefer the heavier, thicker wall stuff. But I don't. I land on smooth tarmac 99.9% of the time. I use Michelin AirStop tubes exclusively and swear by them. I check pressure every 100 hours or so and usually it hasn't changed but 2 psi. )_( Dan RV-7 N714D (1120 hours) www.rvproject.com / www.weathermeister.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Calvert To: rv7-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 5:57 PM Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tires Goodyear Flight Custom III amd get some tubes that don't leak. Jerry Calvert Edmond Ok RV6 N296JC ----- Original Message ----- From: Reuven Silberman To: rv7-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:34 AM Subject: RV7-List: Tires Group Getting ready to replace the original Vans 500x5 main tires soon and looking for input on choice of next tire. Anyone have any strong feeling for or agains any other tire than Vans? Reuven Silberman RV7A N7WT "No pressure, no diamonds". ~Thomas Carlyle href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?RV7-List">http://www.matronics .com/Navigator?RV7-List ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:02:04 PM PST US From: "Jerry Grimmonpre" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tires Jerry ... Re: the Goodyear Flight Custom III, have you noticed a more solid feel with these tires? Are there any differences with them that improve ground ops? Thanks ... Jerry Grimmonpre' RV8A Electrical ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Calvert To: rv7-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:57 PM Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tires Goodyear Flight Custom III amd get some tubes that don't leak. Jerry Calvert Edmond Ok RV6 N296JC ----- Original Message ----- From: Reuven Silberman To: rv7-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:34 AM Subject: RV7-List: Tires Group Getting ready to replace the original Vans 500x5 main tires soon and looking for input on choice of next tire. Anyone have any strong feeling for or agains any other tire than Vans? Reuven Silberman RV7A N7WT ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:24:11 PM PST US From: Mark Taylor Subject: RE: RV7-List: Tires How much bigger are the Flight Custom III's compared with the Airhawks? I w as thinking about going FC III when my first set is worn out, but I'd like to build enough room into my wheelpants to take them. Mark www.4sierratango.com From: jerry@mc.netTo: rv7-list@matronics.comSubject: Re: RV7-List: TiresDat e: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:01:09 -0600 Jerry ... Re: the Goodyear Flight Custom III, have you noticed a more solid feel wi th these tires? Are there any differences with them that improve ground op s? Thanks ... Jerry Grimmonpre' RV8A Electrical ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Calvert Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:57 PM Subject: Re: RV7-List: Tires Goodyear Flight Custom III amd get some tubes that don't leak. Jerry Calvert Edmond Ok RV6 N296JC ----- Original Message ----- From: Reuven Silberman Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 11:34 AM Subject: RV7-List: Tires GroupGetting ready to replace the original Vans 500x5 main tires soon and l ooking for input on choice of next tire. Anyone have any strong feeling fo r or agains any other tire than Vans?Reuven SilbermanRV7AN7WT