Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 23:13:09 -0500
Reply-To: Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: tire sale at Summit Racing
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Thanks for the tip, Mark.
Strange though, the web site only lets you order one. Like they have only one left.
-Hans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Sayer" <marcsayer@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: tire sale at Summit Racing
> Hey folks, I'm not selling tires, just passing on a sale I saw while
> shopping for something else.
>
> I do not know anything more than what I shared. Call and ask Summit for
> more details. Vanagon folks have spoken well of these tires and I saw
> the sale so I thought I'd share in case this might be a chance for
> someone to save a bit on a tire that works well for them on their
> Vanagon, assuming these are the current TAs and are not out of date or
> whatever.
>
> From the Vanagon.com website
>
>> The tire pressure 40psi front, 48 rear seems to work well.
>>
>> Don Johnson <mailto:zsyncro@hotmail.com> writes: " I really like my
>> BFG/ATs (215 75r15). I do run them at 50psi front and back. This is my
>> second set, and the first set I ran to about 40,000 miles. I like the
>> ATs because they have a nice edge to them and won't round off like I
>> have seen other tires do (like the Goodyear Wranglers). The ATs give a
>> very positive stable ride for me, this may be due in part to the 7"
>> rims I use.
>>
>> One final comment, the ATs in the later stages of wear can become
>> noisy on the highway, but they still maintain their stability and
>> their nice square edge. The square edge is especially nice off road
>> because it really grabs the ground. "
>>
> And
>
>> "Absolutely the best tire is the BF Goodrich All Terrain Radial KO for
>> all around use. Even the Germans say this about their Syncros. You can
>> see this on their web sites. The tire is quiet and excellent in every
>> terrain but serious mud and handles very well. Basically, there is
>> little to no downside of having it."
>>
>
> From the BFG website
>
> http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgapp/catalog/tires/allterraintako.jsp
>
> And from the Tire Rack site
>
> http://tinyurl.com/8sd9r
>
> Now y'all know as much or more than I do. :-)
>
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