Dad is an old whitewall guy. He always has been, and he always will be.
When he and Mom bought the T&C Touring-L, he assumed those whitewall days were over. He'd never seen a T&C with whitewalls before.
I did some homework, and found that a P225/60R16 is veeerrryyy close in dimension to the stock P215/65R16, plus there's a lot more choices available in the P225 size.
We'd had a set of P225/60R16 Assurance ComforTreds on a '99 Park Avenue, and were very pleased with them. Quiet, excellent ride, good traction.... tolerant of 15,000 mile rotations.... (*yikes*)
So..... why not buy another set? The tires were $101 each at Discount Tire Direct, minus the $100 rebate on 4 over Mother's Day weekend, minus a $60 Goodyear rebate... plus $60 for installation at Dad's mechanic's shop. Not bad for $304, on the road.
The van steers a little more "flatfooted" with the 60 series ComforTreds, but I think a lot of that is due to the fact that the shoulders on the old Turdranzas were all worn down. The new tires are so quiet on the pavement, that you can hear the transmission shift when rolling up to stoplights.
Dad seems to think that the steering requires more small corrections, but I'd say that is due to the fact that there's a lot more tread on the road, and he's feeling what I'd call "tread squirm". The old Turdranzas didn't have a whole lot of tread left.
The van itself is one of thousands in silver. However, it is a little more unique with factory running boards, and now it is really unique with the whitewalls.
Yep.... it's definitely a "old folks" ride...
When he and Mom bought the T&C Touring-L, he assumed those whitewall days were over. He'd never seen a T&C with whitewalls before.
I did some homework, and found that a P225/60R16 is veeerrryyy close in dimension to the stock P215/65R16, plus there's a lot more choices available in the P225 size.
We'd had a set of P225/60R16 Assurance ComforTreds on a '99 Park Avenue, and were very pleased with them. Quiet, excellent ride, good traction.... tolerant of 15,000 mile rotations.... (*yikes*)
So..... why not buy another set? The tires were $101 each at Discount Tire Direct, minus the $100 rebate on 4 over Mother's Day weekend, minus a $60 Goodyear rebate... plus $60 for installation at Dad's mechanic's shop. Not bad for $304, on the road.
The van steers a little more "flatfooted" with the 60 series ComforTreds, but I think a lot of that is due to the fact that the shoulders on the old Turdranzas were all worn down. The new tires are so quiet on the pavement, that you can hear the transmission shift when rolling up to stoplights.
Dad seems to think that the steering requires more small corrections, but I'd say that is due to the fact that there's a lot more tread on the road, and he's feeling what I'd call "tread squirm". The old Turdranzas didn't have a whole lot of tread left.
The van itself is one of thousands in silver. However, it is a little more unique with factory running boards, and now it is really unique with the whitewalls.
Yep.... it's definitely a "old folks" ride...