Date:         Sat, 5 Jun 2004 11:46:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: tire update
Comments: To: Bike Florida <bikeflorida@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <E1BWPL0-0005m6-00@audiogram.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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   Where can we find thes?

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
                                   92-Jetta GWC
            www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Bike Florida wrote:

> OK I got the new tires they are made by YKS, for whatever reason I had to
> get 195R14, because they didn't have 185R14. This is an 8 ply tire made for
> mini-motor homes; the load rating is 2095lbs max per tire. I mounted them up
> myself and they are very stiff and heavy. It is defiantly an interesting
> look, the passenger car tires that were on my van were 195/70 R14 these are
> taller and a hair thinner, the speedometer is dead on the money with my
> navigation system now, before it was off a good bit. The van seems to handle
> fine with them. All in all it seemed like a pretty good deal at 49$US per
> tire.
>
> Jerry
>