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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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Question Help with tire sizes
i did a search for tires and am now a bit confused, i have a 06 flhr and original tire size on there is mu85b16. what i cant understand is i keep seeing a three didgit # on some sizes. i think the dunlop e 3s is what i want. but, now i see there are bias tires and radials. can somebody shed some light for this dumb *** looking for a good rear tire.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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If you are going with the E3's you can get the MU90B16 rear and MT90B16 front
 
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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The size you want in an E3 is an MU90-16 bias ply. The specs are almost identical to your original MU85B-16 402.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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do you guys suggest the e 3s? do i go radial or bias is there a diffrence?
 
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I love my E3's.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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E3s are pretty impressive: great handling, high mileage, reasonable price. Just changed my second rear E3, highly recommend.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Oops, Bias for your 06, the rads are for the GWs but will work on late model TCs with the wider rear tire.
 
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An MT is nominally 130mm wide and an MU is 140mm wide. The MU85 is 85% profile, the MU90 is 90% profile, in other words a little larger in diameter (90% of 140mm) than an MU85. Avon make an MU90 equivilent, but also a 150/80 of the same load rating that may go in there, just to give you another option! It has almost identical rolling diameter of an MU85.
 
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E3s also have a higher load rating than OEM Dunlops
 
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Ok so the e3s are mu90? And they will fit
 
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