After a while that tire will make enough noise to cancel out engine noise.
No hydroplaning fears there either. There are a lot of better option out
there especially for all season use. For automatice especially size is
extremely important. Stay around ~26.5 diameter. Much more and the torque
converter will constantly slip and make a real mess heat wise. External oil
coolers will only be of limited help.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Robert Stevens
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 11:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Hankook I-Pike Winter

On May 29, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Jamie Auch wrote:

> Excuse me if this has been discussed in the past, but the website will
> not load for me.  Has anyone tried the Hankook I-Pike Winter tires?  I
> am putting 16" rims on and looking for a good tire.

I don't but will be strongly considering this tire soon:

<http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/tires/hankook/product/submitProduc
tSize.do?pc=10811&typ=Truck%2FSUV&tmn=DynaPro+ATM+RF10>

Bob