On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > One of the most striking elements on this particular vehicle are the > alloy rims clad with BF Goodrich All Terrain LT 8.5x27 tires. They are > Mud and snow rated with beefy treads and load range C capacity. > According to the data on the tire they have a triple-ply sidewall. The > first question I get usually is if it's a syncro. > > Despite a very aggressive looking tread pattern these tires ran > surprisingly quiet at speeds up to around 70MPH, and handling is very > precise. Easily as quiet as the Vanco's on my Dad's westy. > > Is anyone else around here running these? From the receipts in the glove > box it appears they are about twice the price of the Nexens I bought > last spring for my other vanagon. >
The BKG AT's became available in the US not long ago it seems: Load D, but maybe similar to the tires you're running? If so... Maybe info you need is here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=393378&highlight=bfg Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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