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Your tire has about 800 revolutions per mile, which is basically stock,
whereas the tire I had recommended Ron look at, 215 75 15, had just 748
revolutions per mile. Very different tires.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>
<br>
At 11:53 AM 2/16/01 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>I run BF Goodrich
TAs 215 65 R15 on my 91 Carat Vanagon with no problems.&nbsp; I <br>
really like this tire as it has excellent street characteristics.&nbsp; I
have <br>
also checked the speedometer and odometer with mile markers while driving
and <br>
found that they are both right on the money.&nbsp; This was over the
course of a <br>
several hundred mile trip.&nbsp; This would make me think that running
these tires <br>
with the 15&quot; rims is actually giving you the same or very similar
rolling <br>
dimensions as the 14&quot; rims with 185 75 R14 (that is why the speedo
is still <br>
correct).&nbsp; </font></blockquote><br>
Your observation is correct that the tire you are running, which has
about 800 revolutions per mile, is basically the stock ratio.<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>If this is true then
how could this adversely effect gearing? </font></blockquote><br>
No gearing changes are advisable or needed with the tire you are using.
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>&nbsp;I <br>
haven't noticed any less power with my van than I had before with the
14&quot; <br>
tires and I have noticed quite a nicer ride due to the nicer tires I
could <br>
afford to put on these rims (BF Goodrich is a great quality tire, but
cheaper <br>
than Michelin).&nbsp; </font></blockquote><br>
You should notice no power loss with the tires you are using. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>I have been running
this way for about a year now.&nbsp; Basing <br>
my statements on what I have experienced.&nbsp;
</font></blockquote><br>
You did not imagine what you experienced. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>That's all I can
do.&nbsp; I am not a <br>
tire expert, and don't pretend to be. <br>
<br>
Thanks, <br>
Ken Wilford <br>
John 3:16 <br>
<a href="http://www.vanagain.com/" eudora="autourl">www.vanagain.com</a>
<br>
Phone: (856)-765-1583 <br>
Fax: (856)-327-2242</font><font face="arial"> </font></blockquote><br>
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