Date:         Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:27:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires And Weight Rating
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> We need to face some reality here. No matter what tire you choose, tire
> failures can and do happen. They fail due to miss application, improper
> inflation, over or under, extreme conditions, speeds, road surface, impacts,
> debris, holes, leaks, defects, etc.
>

  I second the reccy from Jim for those Hakkapellita Cs...I have two of the
CQs that are 2yrs old now and still going, in year around use on my low top
westie interior van.

 Be aware they,  Nokian,  make (made?) a passenger car tire, Hakkapellita
One,.  a tire that has a lesser load rating and these are not good on a
van.  I got 4 of these, used, from a lister who had them emergency-installed
during a road trip...Sold to her as 'make do' tires during a snowy road
trip...I got four from her, mainly wanting the wheels they were mounted on,
but I went ahead and used the tires on my van because they had great tread
left...Every single one soon (within a week or two) developed tread
seperation (a bulge in the tire).  These were older tires, but still...all
four developed bulges and tread seperation (none blew out)  So check the
load rating and get the right Hakkas.   Best snow traction tires I've
encountered and pretty durable on dry pavement, too.

  Don Hanson