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Title: zx or xzx Post by: banditina on November 04, 2008, 13:07:19 pm hi...
i have brm 5" i would like mount michelin zx but there are only 135 sr 15... is bettere michelin xzx 145 sr 15??? i love zx because xzx are different.... :'( tnx Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: 2manytoys on November 04, 2008, 17:26:19 pm I would run the 145. More tire width and a more comfortable ride,..but not by much. It would be safer too. 135 is nice for a compact spare,..but that JMO
Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: yvre on November 04, 2008, 18:35:01 pm ZX is for a 2CV... XZX is where it's at.
Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: Neil Davies on November 05, 2008, 15:01:36 pm For me it's all about what you can find. I'd go for the XZX purely because I prefer the tread pattern, but if I couldn't find them then I'd get the ZX. Width-wise, it would have to be the 145 on a 5" rim - 135's should only go on a 3.5" Centerline or Erco IMHO.
Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: Sarge on November 05, 2008, 15:13:05 pm XZX 145's for sure.... not much for handling, but they look right.
Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: Zach Gomulka on November 05, 2008, 17:51:13 pm Chalk another one up for the XZX's
Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: LuftsickTero on November 06, 2008, 17:22:58 pm XZX 145's for sure.... not much for handling, but they look right. So what's better handling 135/145 sized front tyre then? Firestone? I've only run ZXZs due to easy availability.. Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: Neil Davies on November 07, 2008, 13:48:35 pm XZX 145's for sure.... not much for handling, but they look right. So what's better handling 135/145 sized front tyre then? Firestone? I've only run ZXZs due to easy availability.. I think we said about this a while ago - I prefer the Michelins over the F560 Firestones. I find the Michelins grip better, but I have only ever run them on balljoint cars (my '60 got written off before I fitted the wheels). Tim C said the opposite but he ran them on linkpin. Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: Sarge on November 07, 2008, 15:01:50 pm XZX 145's for sure.... not much for handling, but they look right. So what's better handling 135/145 sized front tyre then? Firestone? I've only run ZXZs due to easy availability.. Neither of those sizes are what I'd call "handling" tires.... they're "Cal Look" tires ;). To get handling, you need tires with an aspec ratio (a percentage of the tires height is subtracted and added to it's width ie 155/50x15), but over here, these types of tires are hard to come by and if things aren't quite right with the front end set-up, may rub. Then there's rim width... a 145 stretched out over a 5" wide Flat Four BRM looks um, stretched...the tread is narrower then the wheel width, so that would be even worse with a 135 on the same rim. It's impossible to get a tire to "handle" in a situation like that. As for the Michelin / Firestone debate, I'll take the Michelins. Title: Re: zx or xzx Post by: Neil Davies on November 07, 2008, 16:46:56 pm As for the Michelin / Firestone debate, I'll take the Michelins. Possibly because of the balljoint front end on your car, Sarge? :) |