On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:46 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > Mark > > I April2011, about 20K miles ago, I put Monroe GasMagnums on my > 90Westy & so far I have not > > encountered any reasons to feel anything but good about them. Right > now @ RockAuto they are $24.79 > > for the Fronts & $32.79 for the rears. > > By the way ~ I run 15"EuroVan SteelWheels on Westy with 225/60r15 > Fronts & 235/75r15 Rears ~ > > I do use Spacers with these wheels for better clearance ~ 1/2"Front & > 3/4"Rear (SlidingDoor clears by 1/16") > I run those monroes on my van, too. Big improvement over the KYBs that were on there...though I have no idea of how old those may have been. They did still feel like they were working on the bench after I removed them. I'll go looking in the wrecking yards for some Eurovan wheels. Sounds like a reasonably inexpensive way to get some 15" rims for the next time I need tires. Don Hanson |
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