Date:         Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:02:08 EDT
Reply-To:     Oxroad@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires, just this one brand, not the whole thread...
Comments: To: dhanson@GORGE.NET
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The Vanagon is sensative to wind, definately and for obvious reasons. But,
under "normal" conditions it shouldn't be scary.

From my expereince worn shocks can make the bus's reaction to wind more
extreme. But I would agree that the right tires are key.

I'm not sure if you checked the Vanagon tire recommendations pages at
_www.Roadhaus.com_ (http://www.Roadhaus.com)

There are Vanagon user reviews there. I'm not exactly sure what the notation
on that page "Meets Specifications" means. But it looks like in the case of
the Les Schwab tire you got, apparently the answer is "no."

I don't know the tire specs for the Vanagon off hand. So I'm not exactly sure
if that notation on the Roadhaus page means one can or cannot use tires noted
as NOT with specifications. (Or does "no" mean the tire does not meet specs
for the heavier Westy? I dunno)

So, if the Les Schwab tires are not within manufacturer's specs you've got to
get them off the rig anyway for a myriad of safety reasons.

Anyway I went with the easy choice of the Michelin Agilis 61 14X185. They
sell for about $115 a piece. In this case I think you get what you pay for.

Best,
Jeff
83.5 Westy
LA,CA







In a message dated 4/21/2007 11:18:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
dhanson@GORGE.NET writes:

Opinions? Comments?





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