Date:         Sun, 6 Jan 2002 22:47:40 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wider Tires?
Comments: To: lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM
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I've driven Westfalia with  14x195 and 14x205 tires and I can't see a lot
of difference in the handling.
I'm running 14x185 Michelin Agilis 51 tires and I think they are great.
Much better than any other Michelin I've ever used.
I'd think that if you stick to a C or D range tire at 185 to 205 you're
going in the right direction.
I've seen tires that are termed *aggressive tread* and the tread wear is
not normal, seems that they eat away either on the outside or inside
edges. I can't quote the sizes of these tires but I don't think they
would be good for your suspension.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Sun, 6 Jan 2002 20:18:41 -0800 "Loren A. Busch" <lbusch@IX.NETCOM.COM>
writes:
> What if any advantage is there to going to wider tires on a Westy?
> I
> have searched the archives here and other lists and find a lot of
> discussion on various brands and models of tires for a Vanagon or
> Westy,
> but little discussion on pros and cons of going wider than the
> 185mm
> width of the original equipment tires.  Most of my driving (in
> miles)
> will be highway/freeway, rare to drive in the snow, but often in
> the
> rain. I will be putting new tires on my newly acquired '90 Westy
> soon,
> probably Michelin Agilis (loved the MXT's I had on my '85, but MXT's
> no
> longer available) and have been wondering if there is any real
> advantage
> to going to a wider tire.  Any comments will be appreciated.
>
> Loren A. Busch
>
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