I have a set of these and they are great. They are a bit taller, my speedo now reads 3 mph slower than acutal speed, and acceration is slightly reduced - but not enough to cause concern. On the plus side, the slightly taller tire improves the ride over bumps a slight amount. Even better resistance to crosswinds than the Michelin MXT tires that I had previously. I got my tires from America's Tire Company and had to tell the representative about them. He found them under the Michelin truck tire listing. Todd '88 Westy John Rodgers wrote: >Check out the Michelin XCA 205/75R14 Load Range "D". It's a little >taller tire, but fits the 14" rim, and has stout sidewalls which are >crucial to our vans be they straght 'Gons or Westy's. It's in Michelins >Commercial Tire line, so you may have to work with the dealer to get >them to locate the tire for you. My local Michelin man initially said it >wasn't in his catalog, but when I gave HIM the particulars he magically >"found" the tire. I was also told that this is a tire sold through Sears >and Walmart, so shop around for the best price. > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver > >John Rodgers >88 GL Driver > >"Tom Funkhouser (Exploramar)" wrote: > > >>Hello, >> >>New to the list, just enrolled this afternoon. I need to replace my 1990 >>Synchro Westphalia tires, always used the reinforced Michelin MXT >>205/70/R14 tires in the past. I understand the need for reinforced >>sidewalls, but apparently this tire is no longer available (or the similar >>Continental tire). I would appreciate any suggestions as to a >>replacement tire based on your experience. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Tom >> >> > > > |
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