"A soft slick tire will stick to the road like glue, but might go to pieces
the first time you drive
over a 2x4 on the freeway."

When I first got the 16" wheel/tire set up I now have, I had the Michelin
X-One's on. They were 225/60-16. Coming down into Durango in the rain, down
a steep grade, I hit some rocks on the road that had migrated off the cliffs
above. That "blistered" the sidewalls on both right tires. I believe the
lack of "C" rating, low profile combined to make that happen so I switched
to another Michelin (LTX M/S) in 225/70-16 and now have the Hakka's in
215/65-16 C's. I think a marginal sidewall height is "safe" with the proper
rating but time will tell. No way to know what would have happened on that
rainy road with "C" rated tires, but I'm guessing that vulnerability (P+60
sidewall), in those conditions was the culprit. Lucky they didn't blow and
only blistered. By the way, they lasted fine from Durango back to Salt Lake!
I think Michelin makes good tires. I'm selling these LTX's (5) locally and
have 20K on them and left on my van, would likely get me another 30K. Very
long-wearing tire.

Bob Stevens
'87 Westy Syncro
"Passion Fruit"