Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 10:13:21 -0500
Reply-To: Fredrich Hesterberg <FredsVW@WEBTV.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Fredrich Hesterberg <FredsVW@WEBTV.NET>
Subject: Re: Knee-Deep in Rubber (was: YATT (Yet Another Tire Thread))
In-Reply-To: Rodney Woten <rodney.woten@LENNOXIND.COM>'s message of Tue, 13
May 2003 09:30:55 -0500
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Mr.Rod,
Be sure to keep the Super Van tires rotating every 3000 miles.
Good tire but they do wear funny.
The center will have tread and the sides won't very fast.
I aslo had the tires cut to allow water and snow to be out from under
the tires.
These are hard tires and don't ride well in the wet.
I think they called it siping whch helped much.
I have 20 on them now and they are half gone.
Not a long lasting tire,but good deal at discount Tire, with free
balance and rotate for the life of the tire.
Good Morning,
Fred
It's hard to beat Tirerack.com. Locally, I couldn't find the Yokohama
Y356's that we just purchased for under $80 each. Tirerack.com had them
for $49 each. They were also good at providing me with a list of
installers that were near me. For another $50 and 45 minutes worth of
our time, our Westy is rolling knee-deep in rubber like never
before!!!!!
I can also recommend the Yokohama "SuperVan" Y356 tires. They're fairly
inexpensive, readily available and seem to be a very well built tire.
I can't believe what a difference the right tires can make on these
vans!!!! Replacing the passenger tires that the PO had installed was the
best money we've ever spent on our van. No more of that rocking tugboat
feeling in crosswinds or on corners. I actually fell like I'm connected
to the road for once instead of rolling around on top of it!!! I can now
take corners fearlessly and drive amongst the tractor-trailers without
reservation
A special thanks goes out to the list, especially TJ Hannink, for
showing me the path, nudging me along and educating me as I began my
journey into the vanagon tire continuum
Ciao!
Rod Woten
'87 Westy
Des Moines, Iowa
-----Original Message-----
From: MIME :gull@GULL.US [mailto:MIME :gull@GULL.US]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 12:31 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: YATT (Yet Another Tire Thread)
I don't mean to re-open a can of worms, but what's currently the best
tire chain to go to for Vanagon tires? I have most of the common U.S.
ones in my area. My tires all have good tread, but I just noticed that
the right rear is only load range B. The left rear is load range D, as
are the two front tires. My idea is to put two new tires of the proper
load range on the rear, and have the left rear mounted as my spare,
since my current spare is completely bald and is showing signs of dry
rot.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si
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