Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:35:24 -0400
Reply-To: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
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From: Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
Subject: Re: Important tires question: B.F. Goodrich tripple sidewall
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I found the same thing Brent did about the inflation pressure for the BG G
All Terrain Radials 14" size. A little less inflation is better with those
tires or the vehicle seemed to wander on the road more.
I generally ran 40 rear and 36 front for best performance but after my VC
started going bad I had to make them both 38.
At 01:28 PM 4/16/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>brent, what tire pressure are you running?
>
>bill
>
>
>On Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 12:21 , Brent Christensen wrote:
>
>>I have had the 27.5 x 8 All Terrain KO tires on my Syncro for about two
>>years now, and I am very pleased with them. They are noisier than
>>street
>>tires, but still quiet by off-road tire standards. Off road
>>performance is
>>also quite good in all but gooey mud.
>>
>>They handle well, corner solidly, and provide good stability in cross
>>winds.
>>I have noticed that the inflation pressure can have a pronounced impact
>>on
>>steering "feel" and how well the Syncro tracks down the road. (Over
>>filled
>>and it feels like driving a bicycle with the handlebars turned around
>>backwards, underfilled, and it gets mushy and cornering suffers).
>>
>>They also look great, the tread life is pretty amazing, and they are a
>>bit
>>bigger so that the speedometer actually reads accurately now. There
>>is a
>>slight change to overall gearing, and climbing up some hills required
>>downshifting that I used to be able to barely do in 4th gear.
>>However, in
>>a Syncro Westy, you are carrying a lot of weight and that change of
>>gearing
>>is probably more dramatically felt. The nice thing is that I can now
>>cruise
>>at a (real) 70 mph all day long and still be in the "all green" area of
>>the
>>tach. Overall, I highly recommend them as an "upgrade" for Syncros
>>with 14"
>>alloy wheels.
>>
>>Brent Christensen
>>Santa Barbara, CA
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET>
>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:00 PM
>>Subject: Important tires question: B.F. Goodrich tripple sidewall
>>
>>
>>>One of my front Michelin X One tires blew the sidewall when I hit a
>>>curb
>>in
>>>a supermarket parking lot.
>>>
>>>Winston Tires wthat put the wrong tires on the vanagon said they will
>>>replace the tires no charge.
>>>
>>>I'm considering the B. F. Goodrich 27- 8.50-14 tires which are tripple
>>>sidewall and pay the difference in price ($102 versus $50.)
>>>
>>>I know that Al Knoll (Pensioner) has B. F. Goodrich 15" tires. Does
>>>anyone
>>>else have experice with the 14" B. F. Goodrich tires.
>>>
>>>If these will work with the alloy wheels on a vanagon I am going to pay
>>the
>>>difference and get them unless the wisdom of the list can steer me to a
>>>better tire for the vanagon camper.
>>>
>>>I HAVE ONE DAY TO DECIDE.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for the help you all.
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