12-09-2022, 03:59 PM
I had Longstone tyres on my Ruby, had some very serious deterioration of the rubber after only a year, heavy cracking to the sidewalls, wore out after 8,000 miles & a total of two years service.
Tyres also caused the rear end of the car to "hop", which was a bit disconcerting.
Despite being advertised as being correct for a Ruby, they are NOT, they are dual marked as 4.00/4.25 x 17, which is nonsense, a tyre can only be one size, they are in fact a 4.25 tyre, so still too big. This is misleading.
I replaced the Longstones with reproduction tyres based on an original Michelin tyre (Longstones 17" tyres are a made-up tread), which is to the correct 4.00 x 17 size and the correct tyre made a difference to the car's handling, the hop disappeared, steering was lighter and the car nicer to drive.
Howard Annett, President of the A7OC (London), gets these made and a new batch is due to be available soon.
Tyres also caused the rear end of the car to "hop", which was a bit disconcerting.
Despite being advertised as being correct for a Ruby, they are NOT, they are dual marked as 4.00/4.25 x 17, which is nonsense, a tyre can only be one size, they are in fact a 4.25 tyre, so still too big. This is misleading.
I replaced the Longstones with reproduction tyres based on an original Michelin tyre (Longstones 17" tyres are a made-up tread), which is to the correct 4.00 x 17 size and the correct tyre made a difference to the car's handling, the hop disappeared, steering was lighter and the car nicer to drive.
Howard Annett, President of the A7OC (London), gets these made and a new batch is due to be available soon.