As a rule I generally ignore all tire threads, but I had to post on this one. These tires have performed very well on several of my Westies. Other than a little higher than normal road noise, they are well worth the money compared to the few other choices still available at my last tire buying outing. Driving Vans since 1985. Stephen Chillicothe OH 89 at the body shop (Oh Deer, Oh Dear) 90 Parts 85 Wolfy Weekender 73 Sportsmobile Past: 84 Westy 87 Westy 81 Van On Nov 9, 2008, at 12:04 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > You don't need light truck tires. You need tires which are rated for > the load. Tires made for a large Mercedes, for instance, would work > fine.. better, as they will be designed for better grip. LT tires are > NOT performance tires, and will inevitably have lower grip than any > decent car tire. > > For this reason I would never fit LT tires to my van. Low-grip tires > can easily kill you. |
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