Eagers: Are they actually any good?

[Dell'Orto]

eagers are possibly the only reason people thought rotarys had power
you could skid up at the drop of a hat and soke the bags at will
but then even a 1k starlet could with a set

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Apart from the fact they do you mean?

[BWDOWN]

They went out of Production in Japan millenia ago...I think its a brand the BS would like to forget.

I heard that they are still being cranked out of NZ and Aussie....let them die,for god sake...

They dont make them at all anymore... Probably for good reason as they are shit tyres..

[Simon K]

Eagers are very skatey, bought out the best (worst?) handling in my old 2ltr escort, wet roads felt like loose gravel!
They looked good, lasted well and came in good sizes, but thats about as good as it got!

A friends Escort had a similar problem although the tyre guys believed it was "Over tyred" with the big wide rubber it had on it. He went to a narrower, different tyre and it was a totally different beast.

[edwagon]

Id agree with that, i found that 185's were about the best compromise, the poms reckon the its easy to ruin the handling of an escort with too much tyre.
Eagers are still a pretty average tyre tho!