Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:37:20 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
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From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: tires
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I bought mine at Canadian Tire Here in Toronto. Tire Stores
such as "Green and Ross" had both the Pirellis and the
Michelins available on special order.
In the US Military Tire Sales has the slightly more narrow
205/65-15 Michelin Agilis:
http://www.militarytiresales.com/tires.asp?
action=display&layout=Tires_Full&record=496
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:41:56 -0500
>From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@cybershamanix.com>
>Subject: Re: tires
>To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@vanagon.org>
>Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
> Really, where are they? They aren't are www.tirerack.com
or
>www.discounttire.com.
>
>
>On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 11:29:40AM -0400, 80 Westy Pokey
wrote:
>> Michelin Agilis 51 and Pirelli P6000 are both availaible
in
>> 215/65-15 with "westy rated" LI. I have the Agilis and I
love
>> them, I passed on the Pirellis because of price and
because
>> they are listed as a summer tire only.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:20:44 -0500
>> >From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
>> >Subject: tires
>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >
>> > Huh, I'm looking for tires -- I've got Yokohama Y370
on
>> my Mercedes 15" rims,
>> >205/70/15 on the front and 215/70/15 on the back, but the
>> back ones which were
>> >great on my '73 bus with an '81 2.0L gas engine in it are
>> just a tad too tall
>> >for my '82 diesel westy. Not bad, but I'm not getting
>> anymore top end than I
>> >was with the 185/70/14s that were on there, which
indicates
>> to me that the
>> >engine just can't quite pull that diameter.
>> > So anyway, I was looking for some 215/65/15s or
>> 205/70/15s -- but sure am not
>> >finding anything in LT tires or loadratings of 97.
>> > Yokohama no longer makes the Y370, Michilen no longer,
it
>> seems, makes the
>> >Agilis -- what is there?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >Harmon Seaver
>> >CyberShamanix
>> >http://www.cybershamanix.com
>
>--
>Harmon Seaver
>CyberShamanix
>http://www.cybershamanix.com
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