Have to say I have BFG AT tires on my truck and am really happy with them. Love to see a vanagon with the BFG Mud terrain tires. :-) On 6/11/2012 2:11 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Always try to avoid rocks, tree roots, etc. when off road. The BFG AT, > LT195/75-14 tire meets the Vanagon specs and probably has the strongest > puncture resistant sidewall of any small tire out there. And for an AT type > tire they work well in snow and on the road. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Rocket J Squirrel > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 9:48 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Non-radial tires for Vanagon? > > Possibly very odd question, prompted by some words in "Oregon Desert Guide, > 70 Hikes" by Andy Kerr. He writes, "These 'roads' are tough on tires. Modern > tires are generally excellent against punctures but defenseless against > sidewall-attacking rocks." > > Do owners of 14'' wheels have any options -- other than avoiding rocks? > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.