In a message dated 05/10/2005 12:36:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: After having a set of 8 ply tires on my Westy one time, and after replacing all the gold crowns in my back teeth, the thrill was gone. ( and so were the tire's)
Try the Vredesteine Comtracs, 185R14C, LRD @ 1764 lbs, 8 ply. They do not ride like a truck. Smooth and soft as silk. Just road my new ones to Watkins Glen and back and they are a great smooth ride on the interstate and side roads. I find them an even better ride than any Michelins I've had in the past. With these tires you can load your van and not be worried. Stable as a train on the tracks ! So, the point being your rash jump to judgement of 8 ply truck tires is another BS story propagated without facts or first hand knowledge ! Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) 1 _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 |
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