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Date:         Mon, 7 Feb 2000 09:29:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
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From:         Caston/Payne <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Michelin Agilis Report
Comments: To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <69.cdef8e.25d02504@aol.com>
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At 8:39 AM -0500 2/7/2000, RAlanen@AOL.COM wrote: > I have about 1000km on the Michelin Agilis I had installed on my '87 >Westy back in mid December and thought I'd make a few comments. The Westy >does not seem as stable in the wind as it did with the Yoko Y370's. Maybe >it's been really windy here since it is the middle of winter up here so I'm >not ready to condemn these tires yet. I have been running them at 40# front >and 45# rear. Maybe they need more pressure. What are you other Agilis >users running ? Are you experiencing any similar handling characteristics ? >They do seem to work well in the snow though and they look nice :-)

We run the predecessor to these tires (I think), the Michelien XC4S's. We run our pressure at 50psi all around and they are stable in all but the gustiest of winds. Below 35-40 mph gusts you get very little lateral motion. How long has it been since new shocks? We put a new set of KYB's on all 4 corners recently from TBD and it made a great difference in handleing. Wish I had done that way sooner! I like the snow handleing as well, but that performance will drop off as the tires age and the tread is shallower. Ours are prolly 3 years old now with over 50k miles so we beet the warranty and still a good tread depth left. Rotate, rotate, rotate! But I'm still happy!


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