Date:         Sun, 9 Nov 2008 09:04:43 -0500
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
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From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tire sales-people (rant + info .... long)
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@GMAIL.COM>
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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.