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Date:         Mon, 6 Jul 2015 17:00:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trip and tire report
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <6EA9098B-5E63-4EFD-8B09-049B140C7F41@shaw.ca>
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nice...

I love logger roads

thanks

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Went on a logging road excursion last weekend, blog post here > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/07/06/trip-cor-what-a-scorcher/ > > The new tires and wheels worked out well. 15" et25, 7" wide Mercedes > alloys. Yokohama geolander 215/70-15 tires with the sketchy 98 load index. > Very much, and I mean it, very much an improved ride on both pavement and > rough roads. Traction good, albeit on some of the roads it is like driving > on ball bearings and I doubt any tire would be perfect. The rough and steep > roads felt much better. The slight gearing hit with the oversized tires was > not, and I was surprised, felt on the rough roads but I did notice it on > the hilly paved roads. Over all I am quite pleased with the wheel and tire > combo. > > Alistair >


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