brent, what tire pressure are you running?

bill

On Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 12:21 , Brent Christensen wrote:

> I have had the 27.5 x 8 All Terrain KO tires on my Syncro for about two
> years now, and I am very pleased with them.  They are noisier than
> street
> tires, but still quiet by off-road tire standards.  Off road
> performance is
> also quite good in all but gooey mud.
>
> They handle well, corner solidly, and provide good stability in cross
> winds.
> I have noticed that the inflation pressure can have a pronounced impact
> on
> steering "feel" and how well the Syncro tracks down the road.  (Over
> filled
> and it feels like driving a bicycle with the handlebars turned around
> backwards, underfilled, and it gets mushy and cornering suffers).
>
> They also look great, the tread life is pretty amazing, and they are a
> bit
> bigger so that the speedometer actually reads accurately now.  There
> is a
> slight change to overall gearing, and climbing up some hills required
> downshifting that I used to be able to barely do in 4th gear.
> However, in
> a Syncro Westy, you are carrying a lot of weight and that change of
> gearing
> is probably more dramatically felt.  The nice thing is that I can now
> cruise
> at a (real) 70 mph all day long and still be in the "all green" area of
> the
> tach.  Overall, I highly recommend them as an "upgrade" for Syncros
> with 14"
> alloy wheels.
>
> Brent Christensen
> Santa Barbara, CA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 12:00 PM
> Subject: Important tires question: B.F. Goodrich tripple sidewall
>
>
>> One of my front Michelin X One tires blew the sidewall when I hit a
>> curb
> in
>> a supermarket parking lot.
>>
>> Winston Tires wthat put the wrong tires on the vanagon said they will
>> replace the tires no charge.
>>
>> I'm considering the B. F. Goodrich 27- 8.50-14 tires which are tripple
>> sidewall and pay the difference in price ($102 versus $50.)
>>
>> I know that Al Knoll (Pensioner) has B. F. Goodrich 15" tires. Does
>> anyone
>> else have experice with the 14" B. F. Goodrich tires.
>>
>> If these will work with the alloy wheels on a vanagon I am going to pay
> the
>> difference and get them unless the wisdom of the list can steer me to a
>> better tire for the vanagon camper.
>>
>> I HAVE ONE DAY TO DECIDE.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for the help you all.
>>
>