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Date:         Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:58:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Weekend trip short report
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <FE3E2C89-927A-4F86-965A-BDF6EDB04F11@comcast.net>
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Dean,

Nots as ballsy as you, just the approx 10% oversize 215/75-15. I don't know if I would recommend that size to others that mostly travel on Hwy. I do notice the effective gearing change. A hill that before, i just could get up in fourth, now needs a downshift. Etc etc.

But on rough logging roads I'm not going that fast and the gearing shift is very acceptable. I didn't notice any effect of the larger tires in G gear. Mind you, very seldom do I really tax that gear.

For me, the ride quality of theses new geolandar GO15 tires outweighs any disadvantages.

Ab

> On Jun 27, 2017, at 10:17 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > AB > > What is the Size of Your New Tires ~ I have been running 235/75r15s on the Rear of My 90Westy > > since Jun08 ~ Ran that size for the last 12k Mi's that My Westy was pushed about by Its H2OBoxr, that > > included a 7K Mi trip to the Upper MidWest ~ 88K Mi's with that size now & Like the Size Quite Much ~ > > ORR ~ DeanB > > >> On 26 Jun , 2017, at 1:12 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >> >> Finally got away in the van. Hot, well for us up here, weather. A little van trouble on the way out but fixed. And first rough road test of new tires. >> >> https://shufti.blog/2017/06/26/vanagon-almost-foiled-weekend-trip/ >> >> Alistair >


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