Date:         Thu, 13 May 2004 18:42:07 +0000
Reply-To:     Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires...again!
Comments: To: fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET
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I have the BFG's on my van. Although they are a little bigger than what you
are looking at (225/70/16) I really like them. I regularly take my Vanagon
into the mountains during snow (read: 3-4 feet of powder) and in the dirt
and mud and I have yet to encounter stuckage or any sort of problem.



Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.427.4777
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA





>From: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
>Reply-To: Joseph Fortino <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Tires...again!
>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 11:12:39 -0700
>
>I have stock 14 steel  wheels with the agilis Michelin's these are 185 with
>alot of
>knobs on them so the don't look to thin, but are the best tires i've ever
>had
>they are made in Italy and even have a nice looking euro look. but I've
>been in heavy
>rain and they grab the road deep channels.
>
>waited like 2months to get these.. 100 bones each oh BTW they did'nt have a
>195 in this
>tire.
>
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Yarnell <Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM>
>Sent: May 13, 2004 10:45 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Tires...again!
>
>Paolo wrote:
>I have an 89 Carat with the 14X6 alloy wheels. My old Michelin MXTs are
>about the give up the ghost: the tread is fine but there is some age
>crazing in some sections of the sidewall rubber. I was never too
>confident about them anyway.
>
>I'm considering the BFG T/A KO All-Terrain which come in 27x8.50R14/C
>size with a 9% LI (1515 per tire@ 50 PSI) which seems adequate.
>_____________________________________________________________________
>
>Paolo,
>
>I too have a 1989 Carat, and I too am looking for new tires. I currently
>have the 185r14 Yokohama Y356 tires, and they are skinny. From behind
>the bus looks funny with such skinny tires.
>
>I am looking at a set of Bridgestone Dueler A/T's (D693) 195/75r14. They
>have a "C" rated side wall, and look great. I have a set of the Dueler
>A/T Revo's on my 1995 Explorer and I LOVE them. If they made them in a
>14" size I would instantly buy a set. Until then, I am seriously
>considering the regular Duelers.  You can find them at
>http://www.etires.com/ or the www.tirerack.com. The prices seem to be
>reasonable. I am going to try to get them locally at Peerless Tire where
>I got my Revo's, usually cost is more, but you get lifetime rotation and
>balancing.
>
>I saw a Vanagon with a set last summer in front of my building (work) in
>down town Denver with Oregon plates I think. It was a 2wd van, and it
>looked like the tires fit fine, and looked more appropriate for the
>vehicle than my skinny 185's.
>
>Anyone else running Bridgestone Dueler A/T's on their Vanagon? 2wd or
>Syncro?

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