Hey dude, when you write in caps people think you are yelling! Got earplugs? Entity JOHN REDDICK spoke thus: > I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE TIRE TRAFFIC ON THE > LIST FOR A WHILE NOW. I PUT MXT'S ON MY WESTY ABOUT > TWO YEARS AGO. THEY WERE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT, BUT ONLY > LASTED 28,000 MILES. > I DESTROYED TWO OF THEM SIMULTANEOUSLY ON A TRIP > TO PRUDHOE BAY THIS SUMMER. I COULD NOT FIND ANY > SUITABLE REPLACEMENTS UNTIL I GOT TO WHITEHORSE,YK. > YUKON TIRE RECOMMENDED THE MICHELIN XCA. I HAD NEVER > HEARD OF THEM. > THEY ARE READILY AVAILABLE (ONLY 205-75R14 IN 14 > INCH), 8 PLY RATED (VERY VERY HEAVY DUTY), MAX LOAD > 2270 AT 65 PSI. MUCH HIGHER LOAD THAN ANY OTHER 14 > INCH I HAVE SEEN. > I NOW HAVE 9000 MILES MOUNTAINS, GRAVEL, HIGHWAY > ETC ON THEM. THEY SHOW NO WEAR WHATSOEVER. THEIR > STRAIGHT LINE STABILITY IS LIKE A LASER. YOU CAN FALL > ASLEEP FOR AN HOUR AND STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE > ROAD. CROSSWIND/GUSTY WIND/TRUCK WAKE VANAGON WIGGLE > IS NOW GONE. COMPLETELY. NADA. PASSING A SEMI 180 > OUT ON A TWO LANE ROAD IS A NON EVENT INSTEAD OF A 2 > SECOND DANCE. > THEY RIDE SMOOTH AND QUIET, HANDLE AWESOME, WEAR > LIKE IRON, AND ARE READILY AVAILABLE. DOES ANYBODY > ELSE HAVE ANY LONGER TERM EXPERIENCE WITH THEM??? > THE XCA'S ARE AS BIG AN IMPROVEMENT AS THE MXT'S > WERE OVER THE CAR TIRES THAT CAME ON MY WESTY. I HAVE > NOT TRIED AGUILA'S, BUT AM SO HAPPY WITH THE XCA'S > THAT I DON'T THINK I WILL. > > JOHN REDDICK > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. > http://shopping.yahoo.com Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com |
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