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Date:         Tue, 14 May 2013 11:36:11 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tires and Wheels-The Tread continues!
Comments: cc: James Ogul <jimogul70@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <9B49DA3F-43B7-4C04-B31E-B6D31255C733@gmail.com>
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> Thanks for all the comments on my original question. I am totally new to > Vanagons and just getting my feet wet. The Westy we bought has Yokohama > Supervan 356 tires on it and they seem to run fine. Is this a good tire for the > Vanagon? If and when I need to replace them should I stick with this tire or is > there a better alternative. ( I am staying with the 14 inch wheels due to limited > finances)

The Yoko is properly rated for your Vanagon and is a decent tire, but is only a summer tread. So you're fine as long as you never drive in winter weather. A good all-season upgrade would be the Hankook RA08. See our article on Vanagon tire safety:

http://www.busdepot.com/details/tires/

- Ron Salmon   The Bus Depot, Inc.   www.busdepot.com   (215)  234-VWVW

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