I'm on my second set of Jupiter's. They handle the van well and I got more than 40,000 miles on the first set. Plus the service at Les Schwab is top notch. John McLean 87 Vanagon GL
> Yes, I am on my second set from Schwab. If you request a specific > load rating they can produce it. If you're on a budget you can > do just fine with their "Jupiter's" though get the 8 ply's. > > I go the fellows on Aurora about 120th or so. Never steered > me wrong, and last set the fellow talked me into kept me from > going to the bottom of a rather steep incline earlier this year. > (No I'm not using Jupiter's, those are more of a road tire then I have) > > Tromper > 1982 Dieselfant II > "The Manatee" > > > > > Anyone in the Northwest USA use Les Schwab for their vanagon tires? > (Besides me, that is) ...just wondering how what they carry rates against > other tires. I have to admit that I like the free service and unlimited > switching off of summer and winter tires, etc. when I have their tires (and > I tend to only travel in the area where their chain has stores anyway.) > > --Patrice > 85GL "VanaBlue" > |
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