BD Havocs

Anyone been on the Black Diamond Havocs? I posted on the main forum (oops) then realized it should go here. Here's my dilemna - I have a good shot at a pair of 163s for relatively inexpensive price. They are 120-88-112; I'm 5'8 165 and a good skier. It'd be for BC work mostly in the east, so lots of trees and some steep open bowls and gullies, variable snow. I'm on Sal 1080s now 116-80-108 in a 171. Does the 8 extra mm under boot warrant me going down 8 cm in length or should I try to find a 173?

i would go for the 173, how tall are you and how much do you weigh

5'8, 165. i'm on 171 Salomon 1080s now, which are 80 under foot.

Jumping to conclusions