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Re: Yokohama ADVAN entire tire catalog
September 28, 2008 12:41PM

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Up in Canada, I've seen teams with some super-agressive Silverstone mud tires.
Those Advan (Yokohama?) mud tires look pretty good, too. A few years ago, people were saying that those Kumho gravel tires, that Tire Rack, had weren't much good for gravel, but people saved them for sand and mud.

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Kuhmo not so much gravel tires ( Sand / Mud )
September 28, 2008 01:11PM

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Think Ted's talking about these ones....

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Re: Kuhmo not so much gravel tires ( Sand / Mud )
September 29, 2008 04:36AM

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Yeah, Kumho R700s. Those still show up for sale used.

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Re: Snow tires question
September 30, 2008 02:07PM

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I can attest that the R700's were great mud tires. We set good times at "Wild West" a few years ago when it was a mud-bog event at the ORV park.

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Re: Snow tires question
September 30, 2008 03:33PM

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I've got a slightly used set (good depth, some rounding) that's got to be at least 7 years old. No special storage or anything, and they're definitely not looking "fresh," but -

Would they still be useful?

How well do rally tires age? This may well be a uselessly broad question, but I'm a newb with a lot of newly acquired but pretty old tires...

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Re: Snow tires question
September 30, 2008 08:01PM

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What kind of tires are they sean? Kuhmo?

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Re: Snow tires question
September 30, 2008 09:23PM

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Yes, sorry - Kumho R700

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Re: Snow tires question
September 30, 2008 09:40PM

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Naw. Nope they're no good. 7 years old sheeeaat. Trash. Turned to dust.
Throw em in the dumpster.

Just tell me which one so I can go fish em out. winking smiley

I'm sure they'll be fine for tearing shit up and when you get real serious get a fresh set of tires. Until then save the money and put it toward the cage. They're probably fine.

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Silverstone Tire lineup found here
October 02, 2008 10:32PM

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http://www.taborrallyteam.com/silverstone.html

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