Date:         Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:43:04 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: 205 70 14 tires a necessity?
Comments: To: Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006092723560894@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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The Tirerack does not have all brands of tires. And in fact has a
very poor selection of tires for the Vanagons.

Vredestein has the Comtrac tire in several sizes that fit vanagons.
Tirerack doesn't cary them.
Nokian has several tires in sizes that fit Vanagons. Tirerack doesn't
carry them.

Tirerack DOES sell the Michelin Agilis tire, which is spec'd to fit
the stock alloy wheels. It's just about impossible to find it though
with conventional navigation on their web site.
<http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?
tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Agilis>

Vredestein and Nokians can by found at <http://www.tiresbyweb.com>
And of course The BusDepot sells some sizes as well (for better prices.)


On Sep 27, 2006, at 11:45 PM, Geza Polony wrote:

> This lady at the tire store sounded a bit paranoid, probably having
> read too
> much tire literature over the years in her dingy little office. Well,
> wouldn't you be?  I guess the point was that the 185's are made for
> thinner
>  (steel) rims, and there's a problem when they stretch to fit the
> wider alloys.
>
> A quick search of Tirerack shows they don't have any 205-14's that are
> reinforced. Is this true of all manufacturers?
>
> And why do I get the feeling this has been discussed many, many
> times before?
>
> Ok, Ok, I'll search the archives...