Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 23:59:17 -0500
Reply-To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
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From: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MTS.NET>
Subject: Re: Tires in Canada
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Hey Roger it will be 25 here this weekend :) That's in the high 70s for you southerners. Let me know when the sun comes out!!
I mentioned it was an 85 because i thought the wheels got bigger in 86, non? I think my stock steel rims are 14x5.5 if memory serves.
Use these days is a combination of city stuff and the Ituna-Pine Falls prairie highway circuit. Don't drive it in winter anymore and off roading is a no go as it makes the spice rack jingle. Pretty sure i'll have to take what i can get now.
Thanks
Jeff
On 2010-05-12, at 11:51 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> dear tireless in winnipeg ... (brrrr)
>
> ... that Michelin doesn't make a tire for my 85 anymore
> tires are not made for a specific van year ... tires are made for a load rating at specific pressure and a drivng envoronment
>
> i have the wonderful wheel package from gowesty
> 15" michelin hydro edge ... these may not work for you cause you may need to have a excellent highway tire that is good for cold and dry ...
> but for me in the temperate rain forest of bc they are great ...
> if i want to go off road i require a different tire cause these tires specifically say on the side wall NO ROCKS
>
> the real question i be askin here is not what sort of tire do you require ...
> but what sort of driving you do ...
> every day 12 months a year 7 days a week ... (brrrr)
> are you running stock rims ... or something exotic
>
> do you mud bog every other minute or do you drive endless hours of TCH between ituna and pine falls
>
>
> so as dr phil says to oprah ... vy donchya tell us a little about the sort of road yer goin down sos we can tell yer what sorta tires would best keep ya centred ...
> yours
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
> Now that my Michelin LTX's have succumbed to sidewall cracking, I find out that Michelin doesn't make a tire for my 85 anymore. Where do Canadians get tires? I've looked at busdepot's list and others and can't find any of those locally, and shipping from the US is more than the tire itself (or pretty darn close).
>
> Any suggestions for tire vendors in Canada, online or otherwise?
>
> Thanks
> Jeff in Winnipeg
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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