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> Frank,
>
> I used 195-70 15 Nokia Hakkas on my Mi16 for a few months and they worked.
> They also were able to contact the fender well liners on tight turn radii.
> I also get contact with my 195-60 14 Goodyear Eagle GAs , but I let the
> wheel off the steering stop whenever I hear it. There are grooves in my
> liners from all of the contact.
>
> With the 195-70s on, by buddy commented on how the Mi16 looked like a rally
> car. :^)
>
> The car definitely had a much higher final drive ratio than normal.
>
> With the 205s, you'd probably just see a more frequent contact. I seem to
> also remember some harsh-bump tire contact with the car headed straight as
> well with my 195/70s.
>
> If you are looking at snow tires in that size, I would stay away from that.
> Even 185/65s are still too broad a footprint on a light car like a 405. I
> went down to a 175/70 -14 snow tire last year and was very happy. I finally
> got some steerability in low snow depths, something that I could not obtain
> with my 185/65 Nokia Hakkas with studs previously. I used a brand called
> Hankook, made in Korea, I think. Scored a pair mounted, studded, balanced at
> USD $65/each, new, from my local tire guy.
>
> Mike Taylor, Nashua, NH
>
>
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