That is a nice touring tire. Its goal is long life and quiet ride. The Syncro does make any tire seem better in wet weather traction. Being an 87 Syncro it is likely you are not going as fast or as far as you think even with these tires being a bit taller than stock. Compare with a GPS. As a point of comparison a 215/70-14 will be the same diameter and load range as this size without the expense of wheels. This is just a tad below the OEM 205/70-14XL (97). Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Paul van Dyck Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 4:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men..... I've been running the Michelin Defenders 215/65/15 on my Syncro tin top since they came out. I had the Aqua Treads prior. Occasionally heavily loaded on multi day trips, etc.. Also live in the NYC/NJ metro area where 70mph+ freeway speeds and frequents lane changes are a given. Noise is quiet and side to side is great. No complaints. Stick like glue in heavy rains. I don't know about snow driving because my niggling rust issues have me afraid of road salt. I don't believe cost parameters are an appropriate way to buy tires, which are probable the single most important piece of safety equipment on our vans-brakes and wipers notwithstanding. If I lived in a more relaxed area, performance wise, I'd probably have stayed with more modest tires on my old 14" alloys. Paul |
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