At 04:32 PM 12/5/2010, Greg Potts wrote:
>I've experienced sidewall failure in fairly new under-rated car
>tires on my bus in the
>past

Both my blowouts had less than ten thousand miles on them.  '84
Westy, both left-rear FWIW.

>and was quite impressed with the increased steering response after
>the move to proper-rated 185R14's.

Not to mention that Sylvan quit reaching for the grab handle every
time we went around a corner...I'd previously replaced the OE shocks
with Bilstein with little effect on the wallow, but changing to
whatever were the then-available Michelin 185R14C tires had a
dramatic effect.  As a side benefit, no more blowouts. ;-)

Yrs,
d