Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:16:28 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From: Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Tire Noise
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I have Nokians under our Westy Syncro which is used for Summer camping only and studded ones on my sunroof Syncro for winter driving. I do not find the noise level to be bad on either. Nokians are also the tire of choice for my wifes 4motion Passat, moms Odyssey, dads Voyager, and my sisters Fox. They have also been the tire of choice for a number of years under demo's at the new car dealership where I work.
Mark in AK
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Date: Friday, September 12, 2008 10:14 am
Subject: Vanagon Tire Noise
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> I just got my new Hakka CS Mud & Snow All Season tires put on my
> westy this am, & the 1st thing I observed is how noisy they are
> compared to my old Michelin LTX Mud & Snow All Season tires, & I
> haven't even been on the freeway yet. The tread is much more
> aggressive, so hopefully they will be much better in the snow, but I
> thought I read that these were quiet tires?
>
> YMMV,
>
> Mr. BZ-whinewhinewhine
>
> On Sep 11, 2008, at 7:38 PM, Cullen Stewart wrote:
>
> > I have a set of General Altima's on my Jetta and have found them
> to be
> > extremely loud going down the road. They are noticeably louder than
> > my Hakka
> > snows. My Westy on the other hand has Polar Trax snows on it year
> > round and
> > does fairly well for a car tire. They are quiet and I never get
> > stuck going
> > into sketchy campsites or muddy festival grounds.They have adequate
> > sidewall
> > strength and are rated at 1500lbs @ 35 PSI. and have seen over 20K
> > in 3
> > years.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "azsun99" <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:12 PM
> > Subject: General Altimax RT
> >
> >
> >> yes, the one mentioned a few weeks ago, in size 205/70R14
> >> described as XL
> >> for Extra
> >> Load which I see is used on many tire sites interchangeably as
> >> Reinforced.
> >> Is anyone using this tire on a Westy or non-Westy, and do you have
> >> any
> >> comments?
> >>
> >> Jerry, in Outback, Arizona
>
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