Date:         Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:58:09 -0700
Reply-To:     Tim Schneider <Tim.Schneider@SYNOPSYS.COM>
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From:         Tim Schneider <Tim.Schneider@SYNOPSYS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires
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** At 05:50 PM 6/16/2004, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: **

>I bought the gowesty 16" wheels and the 225/60's a little over a year ago.
>Loved the "slot-car" feel of lateral stability in all conditions. Much more
>stable ride. I blistered the sidewalls (right 2 tires-no blow-out-no rim
>damage) hitting
>a rock in the road coming down into Durango, in the rain and since then put
>on Michelin 225/70 16's because of the higher sidewall. I still have good
>stability in crosswinds, around trucks but not the slot car feel that the
>60's gave. I need the higher sidewall for the kind of driving, dirtroad
>conditions I tend to get into.


I can second this experience.. was in my wifes 91 honda accord
on the Mt. Lemmon highway that we hit a large pothole, same sort of
damage.  uuuughh

Was exactly for this reason (as well as bob's post in the archives)  that I
went
for 15" gowesty rims and had them put  Michelin LTX M/S tires 225/70 R15
on their rims.  At first this met with some resistance, but after they did
it for
me, I received an email back from them that they were recommending this
combination for folks with Syncros specifically!

To see what these look like.. check the URL below, from a couple
of weekends ago in the National Forest outside of Parks/Williams
(N. Arizona)

Enough extra sidewall to make me feel a bit better.. although I think
that the next set of tires will be a more aggro offroad type
(BFG radial a/t or some such?)

  -tim

90 syncro westy
mesa/gilbert, az
http://tinyurl.com/2ktkx