Well, Ken, my tires are fairly new (just about 6k miles). The seem to be wearing well. Since they are commercial grade tires, there is no wear grade as on automobile tires. Since I mainly drive the camper for, well, camping, and don't have it on the road on a regular basis, I would expect to put no more than 10k miles/year on it (two long trips and numerous short ones). At that rate, most tire's tread would outlast the integrity of the rubber. But, maybe not these ? How many miles was that 18 months? Dave Mc
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:47 PM , Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Dave, > I have purchased several different sets of KUMHOs. They are OK. They > just > have a short life span compared to Michiens. Right now I have the > KUMHO > 795 Touring A/S P215/75 R14 load rating 98s(on the DOKA). They only > lasted > about 18 months. What has been your experience? > > Ken Lewis > > > > On Mon, September 14, 2009 9:06 am, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: >> That makes sense. Fourteen inch tires with the load carrying >> capacity >> are few (but they are available). As of this week, they may be more >> expensive. Kumho's are Korean by parent company, but most are made >> in >> Chinese factories. Dave Mc >> >> >> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 7:46 PM , Ken Lewis wrote: >> >>> Dave, >>> I was looking for a larger selection of tires by upgrading to >>> fifteen >>> inch wheels. >>> Ken Lewis >>> http://neksiwel.20m.com/ >>> in statu viae >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Mcneely" To: Sent: Sunday, >>> September 13, 2009 10:38 AM >>> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Wheel alternatives... >>> >>> >>>> I am forever amazed at the propensity of folks to change something >>>> on >>>> a >>>> vehicle from the way the engineers designed it, and dismiss any >>>> concerns >>>> about safety of the modification with faith that it will "be ok." >>>> >>>> Why do you guys want different wheels from the ones that VW put on >>>> the >>>> van? In what way do you think that your choices are better? Just >>>> curious. >>>> >>>> Dave McNeely >>> >> >> |
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