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September 16, 1996 02:00 AM

TIRE TRENDS: BRIDGESTONE - TOW-MASTER

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    Blizzak: passenger, studless snow/ice radial. New sizes: eight, for a total of 38; new sizes include 225/70R15, for several sport utilities, and 215/65R16, for Chrysler Corp. minivans.

    Dueler HTS: light truck, performance radial.

    Features: H speed rating; designed for highly modified or ``tuned'' versions of sport trucks and sport utility vehicles that require large diameter wheels to accommodate larger aftermarket brake rotors and calipers; same unidirectional tread pattern as existing Dueler H/P but with raised-outline-black-letter sidewall styling.

    Sizes: P265/60R17, P275/60R17 and P285/60R18.

    Cobra Radial GTH: passenger, performance radial.

    Features: H speed rating; UTQG rating-400 AA; 45,000-mile limited treadwear warranty; 50/55-series sizes have an asymmetric tread design to provide enhanced handling and cornering for performance-oriented vehicles; 60/65-series sizes have a symmetric tread design and are meant to be moderately priced, all-season replacement tires.

    Sizes: a variety of popular sizes intended to cover 75-80 percent of the H-rated tire market.

    Cooper said the Cobra Radial GTH is the company's most technologically advanced performance tire to date.

    Daytona HR/4: passenger, performance radial.

    Features: H speed rating; UTQG rating-400 AA; 40,000-mile limited treadwear warranty; directional tread pattern with V-shaped elements to improve wet traction; three wide circumferential grooves, incorporating directional slots and sipes, help evacuate water; both sidewalls have identical lettering and design elements for use on either side of the vehicle.

    Sizes: 10 50-, 55-, 60- and 65-series sizes.

    Quadra SE: passenger radial.

    Features: UTQG rating-380 BB; 55,000-mile limited treadwear warranty; four see-through, circumferential grooves enhance performance in the wet; multi-angled sipes and slots in the intermediate ribs improve traction; alternating slot width and progressive element sizing in the shoulders augment mud-and-snow traction while reducing tire/road noise.

    Sizes: 20 sizes in 65, 70, 75 and 80 series aspect ratios.

    Industrial Rear Tractor R-3: bias-ply industrial tire.

    Features: wide flotation design for minimal ground disturbance; rugged tread elements.

    Sizes: 13.6-16, 18.4-16, 16.9-24 and 13.6-28, all tubeless with six-ply ratings.

    H400 Turbo Cruiser: passenger, touring radial.

    Features: S speed rating; four straight circumferential grooves and shoulder grooves aid water drainage; semi-grooves in the shoulders contribute to a balanced footprint for improved ride and braking; zig-zag sub-grooves for better traction.

    Sizes: eight 70-series sizes with raised white lettering; 12 60/65-series sizes with serrated black lettering.

    405 Ventus Plus: passenger, high performance radial.

    Features: Z speed rating; high-speed tread compound; unidirectional tread design with a wide contact area, including blocks in the shoulders to maximize the tire's footprint; a rim protection bar protects the rim flange; two wide steel belts supported by two jointless nylon full covers.

    Sizes: eight 45-, 50- and 55-series sizes for 15- and 16-inch rims; four 17-inch, 40- and 45-series sizes to be added by the fourth quarter.

    HR/4: passenger, performance radial.

    Features and Sizes: same as Dayton Daytona HR/4.

    Grenadier SE: passenger radial.

    Features and Sizes: same as Dayton Quadra SE.

    Street Hawk Radial T: passenger, all-season radial.

    Features: T speed rating; UTQG rating-420 AB; all-season tread design for all-weather traction; computer-designed tread pitch sequence for a more quiet, comfortable ride; free replacement warranty for 12 months or first 2/32-inch of treadwear.

    Sizes: available in several 50-, 60-, 65- and 70-series sizes.

    Radial ST: trailer radial.

    Features: designed specifically for towed trailers; constructed with two polyester radial plies and two steel belts; five-rib tread design with high-traction compound; weather-resistant sidewall compound.

    Sizes: ST175/80R13, ST205/75R14, ST215/75R14 and ST205/75R15, all load range C; ST225/75R15, in load range C and D.

    Tow-Master is a brand of Greenball Corp.: (330) 928-3456.

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