Colin Carmichael wrote: > I replaced them with Michelin Agilis 61's > and it made a world of difference. They're a little > more expensive, but worth every penny. > Absolutely agree. I had these on my previous Vanagon and they were fantastic, plus they are rated M+S (at least here in Europe) so you get some extra traction on mud & snow. (for my current van I have separate sets of summer & winter tires so I will probably be getting Continentals as my next set of summer tires. They get very good reviews in German tests). Robin 90 Vanagon Westfalia Atlantic TD > > Colin > > --- John Houser <JohnHJhouser@AOL.COM> wrote: > > Volks, > > > > I just bought an 84 Westy that has a mix of the > > wrong kind of tires on it > > and am looking to put new tires all round. Has > > anyone used the Uniroyal > > Laredo AWP? > > According to the Uniroyal specs, the Laredo AWP > > 195/75R14 C has a UTQG of > > 440A C, a max load of 1435 lbs and a max pressure of > > 50 psi and an all season > > tread pattern. Is this tire sufficiently > > strong/stiff for the Vanagon? > > Wallmart will sell me these tires for $63.00 each > > and mount and balance them > > for another $10.00 each. Does anyone out there have > > a better combination of > > price and suitability in an all-season vanagon tire? > > > > TIA, > > John > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! > http://calendar.yahoo.com/
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