Date:         Sat, 19 Jun 1999 15:43:40 PDT
Reply-To:     Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony Peet <tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Best Tires for '90 Sychro Westfalia
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I am in the process of buying a '90 Syncro Westfalia....and new tires for
it.

It had new Michelin MX T's (205 70 14) which were good under most conditions
except a quick lane change at highway speeds (felt like the rear of the bus
arrived in the next lane 2 seconds later than the front!).

BUT...I am interested in getting Mud and Snow (M+S) rated tires as I live in
California, drive to the mountains in the winter, and there is a specific
chain control level (R2) which allows 4wd's with M+S tires through without
chains.  It is also my understanding that the Highway Patrol USUALLY lets
through "All Season" rated tires as well.

All this said, I am looking seriously at the Michelin LT-X M+S
(195 75 14).  It is "6 ply" tire that is rated at 1435lb/per tire at max
50psi.  This load carrying capacity adds up to 5740 lbs  -- versus
my Sychros gross vehicle weight of 5512bs. I have driven another sychro with
these on it and it drove great-- without the lane change problem.

Has anyone had any experience with the Michelin LT-X (M+S)on SYchros?
Does the load rating seem high enough?
Has anyone with MX-T's had that lane change type difficulty?
Anyone had any experience with a relatively new Michelin tire called
"Agilis?"

Any other significantly AWESOME tire I should check out before I buy these?

Thank you in advance for your time and comments.






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