Hi, Diana.  Glad you made it through that relatively OK!

Here are a few vanagon/syncro tire choices:

http://www.syncro.org/TirePics.htm

http://www.syncro.org/Tires.shtml

Hope i see you at syncro de mayo this year!  The first day will be Cinco de
Mayo.

Steve

At 10:02 AM 1/19/2005 -0700, Diana wrote:

>Returning to Tucson from BBB IX (great time with the Roadhaus Camp Site), my
>left rear tire lost 80% of its tread, at 60 mph, whap, Whap, WHAP!  I pulled
>over immediately (I still had air in the tire), but the exiting tread
>hammered my wheel well, rear body, bumper, even extending forward and
>removing part of the "bump" trim on the slider door!
>
>I have stock 14"x 5.5" steel wheels on a 90 Vanagon Syncro Adventurewagen.
>
>Current tires:
>Big O R/T Pathmax
>27 x 8.50 R 14 Lt M&S
>Max Load 1515 lbs
>Load Range C
>Load Index 95
>
>The tires were purchased by the PO, and do not meet the Recommended Syncro
>specs, and now I think I know why.  Let this be a lesson to me.
>
>Because I know this subject is often discussed, I have spent the last day
>searching various lists archives and files for the best tire for my wheels.
>But I am not finding the tire information I need.
>
>I am accepting recommendations for replacement tires.
>
>I will also be needing some body work done...
>
>Diana
>Tucson, AZ
>"Genevieve" - Silver 1990 Syncro Adventurewagen
>http://groups.msn.com/DingoDiaries/genevieve.msnw
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