Date:         Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:05:53 -0800
Reply-To:     Colin Carmichael <colincarmichael@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Colin Carmichael <colincarmichael@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires
Comments: cc: JohnHJhouser@AOL.COM
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My van had the Uniroyal tires you mentioned
(relatively new) when we bought it in July.  They were
horrible - the van blew all over the road in any
amount of crosswind.  They are rated VERY low on the
Tirerack.com customer ratings charts (if that means
anything).  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.

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


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