After scouring the internet for tire info and reading many opinions on the subject, I replaced my old Michelins with Hankook RA08's (all season, load range D). I have an 84 westy with stock steel rims and put on185R14 tires ( I think they make a 195 too) and so far they are excellent. Smooth ride and very good stability in strong cross winds (field tested along the CA coast). They are also reasonably priced ( I got them locally...but the Bus Depot sells them). Jim K. |
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