Dear Malcolm,
I stand corrected! 225/70x16 (28.4") "should" work, whereas 225/75x16 (29.29) probably won't work on a US Syncro. Thanx for the quick eye!
To recap, these tires are probably the MAX tire you can use on a US Syncro: 225/70x16 to acheive 28.4" or 215/75x16 to acheive 28.7" or 225/75x15 to achieve 28.3" or 215/80x15 to achieve 28.5"
Cheers, MJS
At 10:26 AM 12/8/98 -0000, Malcolm White wrote: >>This "fact" limits the tire choices drastically. For example, I >>was originally thinking it would be way cool to have 225/70x16 BFG >>tires on my Syncro (which are approx. 29.29" in diameter). But after >>talking with several list members I'm beginning to believe that >>28.7" is the practical limit for US Syncros due to the clearance problems >>mentioned above. > >Surely you mean 225/75x16's are 29.29" in diameter. A 70 series would be >28.4 and inside the 28.7 maximum that you quote. > >(I'm going through the same dilemma of tire choice myself and I'll probably >go for the 225/75 x 15 BFG AT's on mine). > >Regards, Malcolm
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