Date:         Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:12:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Safety opinion tires
Comments: To: Rick Koller <rkoller@HELIX.NIH.GOV>
In-Reply-To:  <201206111846.q5BIkZeQ197132@helix.nih.gov>
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Just curious as to why you would want to mix tires on the van?
There are a number of snow tires in the 185x14 size, Nokian for example.
It seems the 195 width is the tricky one to find.

On 6/11/2012 11:46 AM, Rick Koller wrote:
> Correction on the last post, these tires are 96S tires, so not as
> suitable as I thought.
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> Thanks to all who provided much good advice on this topic. And then
> just this past weekend, I was out and about and lo and behold there
> in a state park was an Orly blue Carat with winter tires on it. Turns
> out they were Firestone Winterforce 215 70 14, 98S, so good to go on
> our vehicles.
> Rick
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> In the List's infinite wisdom, is it nonsense to run BFG AT;s 195 75
> 14 rear tires and Hankook 195R14 front tires at the same time? This
> is on a 2WD van,  BFG AT's rear as snow tires. Diameter for the
> Hankook is 26.3 inches revs/mile 790, the BFG is 25.5inch diameter
> and 815 revs/mile. Just wondering since there don't seem to be any
> snow tires available for our rigs in 14inch.
> Thanks
> Rick
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