On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:44 PM, Jason Orr wrote:

> Thanks for the reminder. I had thought of maybe jumping up to a 15 inch
> wheel, but wasnt thinking of fuel mpg. I think I am going to stick with the
> 235 60 14s im running now. I also have a set of 4 225 70 14s that need rims
> or that need a new home to make room in the garage. My handling definitely
> improved with the wider tires.

Ya, this topic occupies so much storage in our archives that there is probably
not anything that hasn't been expressed before. So many of us have converted
to different engines that the benefits of the larger wheels/tires becomes an almost
necessity in order to improve handling, stability, safety, and more effective power
transfer. It has remarkably elevated the capability of my van. There is a perspective
out there that doing all this wears the van out faster, and in more ways than stock.
My experience and subsequent perspective currently, is that the van does very
difficult things with much greater ease BECAUSE of the modifications.

I still get 17-18MPG with a Subaru-6 (H6 3.0, not SVX) and a much broader
range of capability on and off-road, not the least of which is the 235/70-16
BFG's. Great clearance improvement and NO power loss in any condition.

bob