Hello, I ordered a set of Vredestein snow tires (Transport Snow was the model) for my Vanagon from Premier Tire, 4650 Steel St., Denver CO 80216 (1-800-525-3031). They are made especially for the Vanagon, and are outstanding (even in Montana winters). Two years ago, they were $75 ea. John 87 Syncro 91 Westy On Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at 08:50 AM, Tracey Estevez wrote: > In a last minute attempt to get on the road and dirve away from this > deep > freeze, we have discovered that we need tires on our 85 Westy before > we go > anywhere. > A wasted day was spent going from store to store looking for the > elusive 14" > 6-ply tire of any size. We are looking for something cheap but larger > than > the 195/70's (205/75 preferably) since we will eventually ditch the > 14's and > go up to a 15".Pep Boys carries a 27x8.5xR14 Dakota all-terrain tire > that > looks interesting and they are in stock. Does anyone have experience > with > these tires or another suggestion for a cheap and readily available > brand at > FLAPS? > > |
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