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Subject:Re: oh boy... tires
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Mon, 17 Jun 2002 19:04:53 -0400

On Monday, June 17, 2002, at 06:42 PM, Andrew Payton wrote:

> but I noticed a
> variety of answers stating 185,195, or 205 & Agilis, LT(X), MXL, or XZX

I believe OEM tires were either 185's or 205's depending on options.
Recommended pressure on my '86 Syncro is 36 front 40psi rear...on
205/70R14 tires, which is why it's important to have the reinforced
tires such as the Michelin MXT's. On the 185R14 tires the recommended
pressure is 40psi front, 48psi (!) rear.

The MXT's (are they no longer available?) are pretty quiet. But they
don't do well in the mud. :)