And they get better...
It was 90 degrees today, and I drove the XC up Utah's Logan Canyon, speed limit 35 mph (indicative of the twisty turns). The body roll on the XC gave me the willies before I heard any complaints from the tires. No squeal, no drift, no mushiness. And when winter comes, the WR 235's could do the same thing up the canyon on ice! Well, almost
What else can I say? Except for my wife has curbed the 235/60's a couple of times. With the extra tire body width, the wheels never touched the curb. The WR 215/65 sidewalls (remember, I have had both on this car) were about flush with the lip of the wheel. The wheels would have been toast by now with the 215's.
Oh, yeah, one more thing. I rotated them at 3500 miles to get a good look at the what was going on. I had been running 32 PSI, and noticed a tiny bit of wear on the center of the tread. I have dropped them to 30 PSI and didn't notice any handling differences.
For an XC, I can not think of a reason to not use these tires (in 235 size). And again, no, I have no affiliation with Nokian.
'04 XC70, Ice White, Taupe. Original owner (196K miles as of may21). 6 wheel bearings, broken ignition switch, broken turbo downtube flange, failed throttle body, many warped rotors, and a myriad of weird crap. Still my favorite car ever.
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