Of course, you meant "abominable".
$35?? You've got to be kidding. I haven't paid $35 for a tire since I reshod my '69 Plymouth Satellite with bias plys from the local filling station in '73.
I've got a 2006 Nissan Max with low profile Goodyear RSA's. It's quieter than the '95 T-bird and 2005 PT Cruiser I drove during my Christmas vacation.
If the suspension is factory engineered for the low profile tires, there is no difference in ride quality. The handling is a helluva lot better, though.
Ain't never heard of THAT before....
You mean, they don't wallow all over the road like some '50's or '60's land yacht?
I'll take a firmer suspension over some sloppy handling wallow-wagon any day, thank you.
Some Piper Cubs have big balloon tires for takeoffs and landings on mud or snow. The tires aren't used to make high speed sharp turns, unless the owner is trying to ground loop the plane for the insurance money. Given the small diameter of the wheels, and considering that the tires are not driven, balloon tires roll over bumps and ruts more easily than lower profile tires.
Ever watched a jet land? Ever see the smoke when the tires hit the runway? Aircraft tires are designed to go from 0 to 125 mph on landing, while absorbing enormous impact loads. On the small jets I maintain, the tires are
12 ply or more, are inflated to 125 psi, and are heavier and stiffer than hell.See
Yeah, back in my day, by God, all tires were bias ply and skinny with whitewalls. And we liked it, we loved it!! And all wheels were painted, drop center stamped steel. They rusted like hell, and we liked it, we loved it!!! If it was good enough for my '59 Caddidliac, it's good enough for my bigass SUV....