Date:         Mon, 6 Sep 2010 14:04:57 -0700
Reply-To:     Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com>
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I've got a pair of these, Nokian Tire 205/70/15
WRG2<http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1223_1404/nokian_tire_2057015_wrg2.html>,
that I got from Van-Cafe @ $115.00 a piece and I'm liking them a lot. I've
only done moderate off road travels, fire roads and the like. I used to use
the Michelin Agilis tires but was a bit disappointed with the last pair
especially at the high price that they command. I like the look of the 70's
because they fill the tire well nicely too.
just my $.02, oh and I have no affiliation with the kind folks at Van-Cafe
but I gotta say they are the best in the West and I'm not just saying that
because of the cookies either.
Paul
85 WWW, still with surging idle but trying to track it down.



On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> I've got a pair of Hankooks on my Westy that are working real well so far.
> That's coming off of Michelin's Agilis.
>
> The DoKa has Kumhos, and they seem to do the job well also.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> |Mark Hineline
> |Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:44 AM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
> |
> |Hi Tina,
> |
> |I was just looking into this myself. If your westy has 14" wheels, a
> |good tire seems to be Hankook RA08. There's an online tire store in
> |Cerritos that has them for about $70 each. You would have to buy them
> |there and then take them elsewhere to put them on.
> |
> |You can also call your local Discount Tire and see whether they can
> |order you a set of Yokohama Y356 tires.
> |
> |Mark (in San Diego)
> |
> |
> |
> |
> |On Sep 6, 2010, at 8:59 AM, tina canny wrote:
> |
> |> Hello All,
> |> Does anyone have a good tire recommendation for the Los Angeles
> |> area? What is
> |> the best size to get for the extra weight? Thanks for any help!
> |>
> |> Tina
> |> 85 westy
>