Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:47:03 -0700
Reply-To: Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From: Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Sears Michelins on sale
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Sears has their XC LT4 Michelin on sale f or 4 days. Exact same specs as below.
Size 225/70SR14 is 76.49 if use ur Sears card. I am on my second set of size 195/75
14's.
I HAVE NO INTEREST IN Sears, but have had good luck with this tire.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 6:21 PM
Subject: New cheap Costco tire found - Load C, BFG, 14"
> It is a BFGoodrich Commercial LT195/75/14, $76 installed, All Season
> tread too. Anyone tried them?
>
>
http://www.costco.com/Tires/Product.aspx?IV=false&YW=195%2f&MA=75&MD=14&SP=All&MN=&cat=3960&MNo=0&Prodid=10025543&Aspect=75&Diameter=14&Speed=Q&Width=195
>
> For years one of the best deals on tires IMHO was the Costco house brand
> light truck tire. They came in a Load C, which means rated for 50 psi,
> and also 2 plies in the sidewall instead of just 1 like car tires mostly
> have. I know lots of VW Van people who bought these tires and liked them
> and I used a couple sets myself. Too bad they stopped selling them last
> year. Now it seems that a similar tire is once again available at
> Costco. I just saw some in the store and checked some of the info
> stamped in the tire.
> Load Range C
> sidewall - 2 polyester plies
> tread - 2 polyester plies, 2 steel plies
> 1435 lbs at 50 psi
>
> Costco has always had and still does carry a great Michelin LT195/75/14.
> This is the LTX M+S Load C. I like these a lot but Michelin prices have
> been going through the roof. Costco has these for $109 installed. They
> have Michelin sales regularly with $15 off per tire sold in a set. Same
> load specs and ply details as the BFG.Both of these tires are load index
> 93. Not enough to meet later Westy specs, according to some. Better than
> any P series tire of that size.
>
> My personal view is that at a minimum any Vanagon tire must be able to
> be safely inflated to the pressures VW recommends for Vanagons and must
> have more than one sidewall ply.
>
> Mark
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