Date:         Wed, 10 Sep 2003 21:23:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Michelin LTX vs. Yokohama Y370
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Yes, I hate to bring up that four letter word again (I've searched the
archives...) but upon rotating my tires, I found one of my older Yoko 370
tires on the rear has a badly broken belt, giving it about a 3/4" bulge in the
tread... not good. This is from the pair I bought 7 years ago, so it has ~50k
kms on it. (30k miles). The tread is pretty much shot, which surprises me,
but I think most of it was chewn off in large chunks, rather than worn off,
because of the number of gravel roads I drive. I bought a new pair of 370s
in the spring, but am now wondering if I should try the Michelin LTX M/S
that many people like so much.
While I love the load carrying ability of the Yokos, I'm not so impressed
with the lifespan, and the fact that one is now toast completely, when I
could probably get another year out of it otherwise.
How do the LTXs hold up with a loaded van on rough roads? By loaded, I
mean 5500-6000+ lbs. I'm concerned that this is close to the rating
(1435lbs vs 1710lbs for the Yokos) of the LTXs, where the Yokos have
some margin left.
How is the off-road traction of the LTX? Has anyone owned both tires that
could give a quick comparison?

Thanks.--
Shawn Wright
http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright
'88 Westy 375k
'85 Jetta D 263k
'85 Jetta TD 482k (retired)
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