Date:         Fri, 18 May 2001 09:21:27 -0700
Reply-To:     Sean Garrett <seangar@hotmail.com>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Garrett <seangar@hotmail.com>
Subject:      Re: Tires - how critical on non-Westy?
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Chris I am currently getting my project 1980 Westy ready for the road and
replacing all the tires with Agilis 61s. I can say this about the tires that
are coming off. 2 were Michelin MX series rated at 91 load (I think), but
Westys need around a 97 load rating. Both had plenty of miles on them but
were showing bubbles in the tread. About a 6-10 inch long section of the
tread had bubbled up about a half inch from the rest of the tread. One was a
Continental and had a bubble on the inside side wall. One Michelin
"RainForce" MX series is in great condition. I forget what the load rating
is one this one (maybe around 94). I will use it for my spare.

So armed with this info one can assume that if you dont want bubbles use the
proper tires. You might not "die" but you could have a blowout. I almost
went with the Kirkland (Costco) tires that have been mentioned in a thread.
I bet they would be great for a non-Westy Vanagon.

SeanG
80 Westy
95 EVC


>From: "Christopher T. Berchin" <ctb1@peoplepc.com>
With all the talk about tires on the list, and all the folks who say, "My
God, you're going to die with those tires!" I was wondering how critical
this is for the lighter non-Westies.
>Chris
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