OK guys, what's the deal with tires?

"Hachiroku ????"
Wickeddoll® wrote:
>
>> I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the damned
>> tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on it. He
>> says
>> that's all the rage!
>>
>> Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in an
>> emergency?
>>
>> Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved in
>> the
>> past.
>>
>> Natalie
>
>
> Look at either 1010tires.com or tirerack.com.
>
> The recommended tire size for this car is a 205-55/16. You can go up or
> down a size (215-50/16 or so) but to stray too far from the recomm. tire
> size is asking for trouble.

They're full sized, but have no silver on them, so they look very much the
way baby tires look. The baby tire is the only one without a hubcap, so it
stands out.
>
> That car should have had alloys. Does he have the OEM wheels? If not, I'd
> get them from whom he bought the car.

He says they're alloy.
>
> How much did he pay for it?
>
>
$3,000, I think.

Natalie
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"Cathy F."
> "Wickeddoll®" ...
>>I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the damned
>>tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on it. He
>>says that's all the rage!
>>
>> Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in an
>> emergency?
>>
>> Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved in
>> the past.
>>
>> Natalie
>
> Tangential to this... One day, several years ago, it all-of-a-sudden
> dawned on me that I hadn't seen whitewall tires for ages. They faded out
> of existence without me actually noticing, until years later.
>
> Cathy
>

Gawd, woman, do you live in a cave?

Natalie
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"Cathy F."
>>> "Wickeddoll®" ...
>>>>I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the
>>>>damned tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on
>>>>it. He says that's all the rage!
>>>>
>>>> Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in an
>>>> emergency?
>>>>
>>>> Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved in
>>>> the past.
>>>>
>>>> Natalie
>>>
>>> Tangential to this... One day, several years ago, it all-of-a-sudden
>>> dawned on me that I hadn't seen whitewall tires for ages. They faded
>>> out of existence without me actually noticing, until years later.
>>>
>>> Cathy
>>>
>>
>> Gawd, woman, do you live in a cave?
>
> I just didn't *notice*. The change occurred, I knew what sort of tires I
> had, but... never thought about it, till one day... They used to
> be so "in". I have no idea which year they went "out". Other than a long
> time ago!
>
> Cathy
>
>

Still makes you sound like you don't get out much LOL

Natalie
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"Cathy F."...
>
> "Wickeddoll®"
>>>>>>I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the
>>>>>>damned tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on
>>>>>>it. He says that's all the rage!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in
>>>>>> an emergency?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved
>>>>>> in the past.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Natalie
>>>>>
>>>>> Tangential to this... One day, several years ago, it all-of-a-sudden
>>>>> dawned on me that I hadn't seen whitewall tires for ages. They faded
>>>>> out of existence without me actually noticing, until years later.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cathy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gawd, woman, do you live in a cave?
>>>
>>> I just didn't *notice*. The change occurred, I knew what sort of tires I
>>> had, but... never thought about it, till one day... They used to
>>> be so "in". I have no idea which year they went "out". Other than a
>>> long time ago!
>>>
>>> Cathy
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Still makes you sound like you don't get out much LOL
>>
>> Natalie
>
> Okay, so when did whitewalls basically cease to be??
>
> Cathy
>
>
It could be a regional thing, but I haven't seen them since the 1980s

Natalie
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Wickeddoll® wrote:

> "Hachiroku ????"

> > That car should have had alloys. Does he have the OEM wheels? If not, I'd
> > get them from whom he bought the car.
>
> He says they're alloy.

I've never seen a Nissan D21 or Frontier pickup around here that
didn't have factory alloy wheels, almost always painted silver.
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Cathy F. wrote:

> One day, several years ago, it all-of-a-sudden dawned
> on me that I hadn't seen whitewall tires for ages. They faded out of
> existence without me actually noticing, until years later.

Here's a video of how narrow whitewalls can be turned into wide ones:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0

The resulting tires seem perfectly safe.
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:12:03 -0700, larry moe 'n curly wrote:

>
>
> Cathy F. wrote:
>
>> One day, several years ago, it all-of-a-sudden dawned
>> on me that I hadn't seen whitewall tires for ages. They faded out of
>> existence without me actually noticing, until years later.
>
> Here's a video of how narrow whitewalls can be turned into wide ones:
>
> www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkcm3rh60p0
>
> The resulting tires seem perfectly safe.

I like this one better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPsZATp4I7E&NR=1

I thought most people knew there was a band of white underneath the BSW.
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"Jeff"
"Wickeddoll®"
wrote:
> I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the damned
> tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on it. He says
> that's all the rage!
>
> Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in an
> emergency?
>
> Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved in the
> past.
>
> Natalie
>
> --http://www.wegrokspock.net

Smaller, thinner tires reduce rolling resistance, leading to better
fuel economy.

Jeff

Whatever - I'd rather pay the difference in fuel than drive around on those
damned things.

Natalie
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"Jeff"
"Wickeddoll®"
>
> wrote:
> > I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the
> > damned
> > tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on it. He
> > says
> > that's all the rage!
>
> > Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in an
> > emergency?
>
> > Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved in
> > the
> > past.
>
> > Natalie
>
> > --http://www.wegrokspock.net
>
> Smaller, thinner tires reduce rolling resistance, leading to better
> fuel economy.
>
> Jeff
>
> Whatever - I'd rather pay the difference in fuel

Personally, I like the Earth.

However, I pay with money, not fuel.

Jeff

Smartass.



Natalie
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"CharlesTheCurmudgeon" ...
>
> "Wickeddoll®" ...
>> "Jeff"
>> wrote:
>>> I finally saw my son's Nissan he just bought - it's white, and the
>>> damned
>>> tires have *black* covers. Looks like it has 4 "baby" tires on it. He
>>> says
>>> that's all the rage!
>>>
>>> Why would you want wheels that look like they should only be used in an
>>> emergency?
>>>
>>> Damn, that's ugly. Worse than the Conestoga wagon wheels they loved in
>>> the
>>> past.
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>>
>>> --http://www.wegrokspock.net
>>
>> Smaller, thinner tires reduce rolling resistance, leading to better
>> fuel economy.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Whatever - I'd rather pay the difference in fuel than drive around on
>> those damned things.
>>
>> Natalie
>>
>
> Wider but shallower profile tires offer better handling. My 93 Corolla
> had 185 width tires, the 95 has only 175 width and you can tell the
> difference.
>
> Charles the Curmudgeon
>
One of the selling points of my Echo was its handling; probably because of
the very shallow tires on it. When I first got the car, I once had a flat
tire, but didn't realize it until a trucker pointed it out. I knew it was
driving differently, but didn't realize that was why; I thought it might
just be low.

Of course, that's way different from the blowout I had more recently.
*Horrible* noise!

Natalie
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