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Date:         Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:49:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Tony <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony <tgerr95@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires - 89' passenger Vanagon
Comments: To: Tony Demille <tony@candesa.com>
In-Reply-To:  <3C7B01F4C90C124A99216D87FEED6534684AB8@sun.candesa.com>
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Paid $104 per tire, mount/balance/tax included....

Tony

--- Tony Demille <tony@candesa.com> wrote: > thought so. thanks. > > any idea on price? > > candesa > tony demille :: creative director > pixel slave liberator > > (v) 801.426.5450 > www.candesa.com > > > ---------- > > From: Tony > > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:04 AM > > To: Tony Demille > > Subject: RE: Tires - 89' passenger Vanagon > > > > The Agilis > > > http://www.michelin-us.com/us/eng/tire/catalog/cat_08.htm#agilis > > > > --- Tony Demille <tony@candesa.com> wrote: > > > are you referencing the Agilis or the 4x4 XPC's? > > > > > > candesa > > > tony demille :: creative director > > > pixel slave liberator > > > > > > (v) 801.426.5450 > > > www.candesa.com > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: Tony > > > > Reply To: Tony > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 8:34 AM > > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Subject: Re: Tires - 89' passenger Vanagon > > > > > > > > Hi all, These are LT Truck Tires: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.michelin-us.com/us/eng/tire/catalog/cat_08.htm#agilis > > > > > > > > --- "Standley, Craig" <standlc@DATA-IO.COM> > wrote: > > > > > 82 aspect ratio? Never seen that before. > > > Passenger > > > > > car tires should not be > > > > > used on a Vanagon anyways, not matter what > they > > > are > > > > > rated at. Light truck > > > > > tires are the ones you want. > > > > > > > > > > -Craig > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Dennis Haynes > > > [SMTP:dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET] > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 3:35 PM > > > > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > > Subject: Re: Tires - 89' passenger > > > Vanagon > > > > > > > > > > > > I hope the 185/70 is a typo. This is only > a > > > 24" > > > > > tire barley suitable for > > > > > > an > > > > > > Audi 5000. A Vanagon is rated for about > 5200 > > > > > pounds. 5500 for a Syncro. > > > > > > Passenger car tires should be de-rated 10% > > > when > > > > > used on a light truck. > > > > > > this > > > > > > only leaves 4460 pounds capacity with that > > > size > > > > > tire. Your speedometer > > > > > > will > > > > > > also read faster and farther than what you > are > > > > > actually doing. The correct > > > > > > size in a 185 width is 185/82-14. Usually, > > > this > > > > > tire will have the aspect > > > > > > ratio (82) omitted from the size label. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope this info helps, > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Vanagon Mailing List > > > > > [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > > > > > > Of Tony > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 11:58 AM > > > > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > > > Subject: Re: Tires - 89' passenger Vanagon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Robin (and all responders) did > order > > > the > > > > > Agilis > > > > > > 185/70/14's -- will get em this week - had > to > > > > > freight > > > > > > in from the Michelin Texas warehouse - > paid > > > $105 > > > > > each > > > > > > incl. mount/balance... > > > > > > > > > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- OOMKES Robin <robin.oomkes@SWIFT.COM> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Tony and everyone else, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can only agree. Get the Agilis; they > steer > > > > > great, > > > > > > > have a comfortable ride, have a mild M+S > > > profile > > > > > > > which can help you not getting > > > > > > > stuck, and show hardly any wear after > 30000 > > > km > > > > > on a > > > > > > > Diesel Westy. Most European RVs and > delivery > > > > > vans > > > > > > > get them from the factory. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Downsides: bit pricier than others, bit > > > noisier > > > > > than > > > > > > > some (due to open profile) and can be > hard > > > to > > > > > get > > > > > > > hold of (even here in > > > > > > > Europe). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > Robin > > > > > > > 90 Vanagon TD Westfalia > > > > > > > The Netherlands > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tony wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've followed the threads on tires - > but I > > > > > need > > > > > > > 'em > > > > > > > > for a 89 Carat passenger van (not a > > > Westie) - > > > > > been > > > > > > > > told the Michelin Agilis (18570R14) or > MX4 > > > > > (same) > > > > > > > will > > > > > > > > work. The MX4 is a 4 ply rated 1235 > > > > > lbs@35psi-- > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > Agilis is 6 ply rated 1709 lbs@54 psi > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know this is a potentially volitile > > > subject > > > > > but > > > > > > > sure > > > > > > > > need some help/opionions/experiences.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks all, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tony > > > > > > > > '89 Carat - Agnes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > > > > Make international calls for as low as > > > > > $.04/minute > > > > > > > with Yahoo! 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