No kidding! I thought that Dixie's 205/65 -HR15 Yokies on 6 1/2 x 15 MB alloys were amazing until I put 205/55-HR16 Michelins on 7 x 16 MB steelies on the grey van - really terrific off-ramp performance and super braking. No contest with any 14" truck tire you'd care to mention......... On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote: > I guess to my uninformed self, it seems that the failure mode for most of > these tires is focused on the sidewall, and especially the extra tall > sidewall of a 70 to 75 series 14" tire. I would theorize that my 50/55 > series sidewalls are less prone to flex and bulge issues that either blow > out or separate from the rim. My van is primarily used as a local > people/junk/lumber/hardware hauler. I try to never travel any more than 60 > miles (to IKEA) in the thing, 'cause I have other more comfortable cruisers > for such things. I do routinely drive @ 70-75 mph, though. And I like to > flog this beasty around corners, especially now that my rear stays glued to > the road rather than sliding out like my old 14" Uniroyals (with proper > load > rating). > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > > > Insufficient information. You have to compare load ratings. > > > > I have a pop-up camper with 10" tires (20.5x8-10 10pr, aka 205/65-10E) > > which are rated for 1535 lbs. per tire; more than most 205/65R15 > passenger > > car tires (the afore mentioned M-B 560SEC ones), and almost enough of a > load > > rating to run on a Vanagon (but they wouldn't fit). > > > > > -- > Casey > '87 300TD > '94 100CSQ Avant > '89 Bluestar >
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