The Kumho 857 was first mentioned on the lists many years before you arrived here. I have no trouble believing it to be a good tire but you can hardly blame people for considering it a "trailer tire" when credible sources including the manufacturer market it that way. Karl M. was the one who stood up for the tire and has defended Kumhos at various times and places as he apparently has some personal connection there. If the 857 wasn't so expensive I might have tried it myself. My experiences with Commercial Load D tires on Vanagons have not been that satisfactory but I haven't tried the most expensive ones such as Nokian either. The selection of 14" tires gets narrower all the time and we need to know which of those that are available will give the best results. Thanks for sharing you experience with this tire. Mark
Dave Mcneely wrote: > The Kumho 857 has been discussed on this list on several occasions. I believe I was the first to bring it up. I bought Kumho 857s for my 1991 Vanagon GL Campmobile in April 2009 immediately after I bought the van and investigated the tires available for it. I have the tires in the 195R14 size. > > When I first mentioned using these tires on this list, several list members immediately objected because of the Tire Rack statement. |
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