I, too, run tall section (14") tires on my van...Nokians for me...and when
I smack a pothole or hit a rock....which I do quite often where I drive..I
am glad for all that rubber.  And for my steel rims.  My 'wheel collection'
of ten wheels now, I have two with dents in them but still somewhat
servicable.  I think, had those been alloy cast wheels  with low profile
rubber, I'd have had broken wheels and/or blow outs to deal with.  I hit one
pothole or bump so hard yesterday that I actually stopped to inspect my
wheels, to count them and see it they were still round....
  I'd have 15s or 16s if I bought new, but 14 stockers are usually free, so
I use them.

  Don Hanson

On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 8:14 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> the silver van got a stone puncture (those, in my mind, daft 16"
> hydroedge tires :)) on a rural gravel road at end of trip. That was my
> high lift, I store it under the rear seat. Not the best storage
> solution but I haven't made one of those chest thumping macho exterior
> mounts yet.
>
> I was running skinny (185/14) summer tires - Michelin Agilis 81,
> maroon syncro had 15" nokian WRC.
>
> alistair
>
>