Date:         Mon, 4 Jun 2018 14:00:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 14 inch tire feedback
In-Reply-To:  <5A73D2CF-ECD0-484C-9247-9BC8D04B4341@NBNet.nb.ca>
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I have the hankook RA08 from Bus Depot.  size 195 R14 on stock wheels.  the
current version is the RA18.  These have been great tires.  My '86 with AT
benefits from the slightly larger diameter IMO.  The van came with
underrated car tires on it so these were a massive improvement and I have
never had another proper tire on the van so my perspective is limited.
Edward

On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> Let me know if they arrive ….
>
> > On 04-Jun-2018, at 10:08, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting - they told me 7-10 days?  None local but that they were
> available.  Hmm.
> >
> >> On Jun 4, 2018, at 6:17 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
> >>
> >> Jeff,
> >>
> >> While those tyres are still listed on the Canadian Tire website, when I
> inquired about them, the local stores were unable to bring them in.
> >>
> >>> On 04-Jun-2018, at 01:12, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi everyone - I appreciate the comments.
> >>>
> >>> However most of them had nothing to do with the Continental Vancos
> that I’ve found :)  Yes I understand how difficult it is to find them,
> which is why i was excited when i found this option.  Both Vanco and
> Vancontact seem to be 102 rated and either 8 or 10 ply.  If these really
> are available at Canadian Tire it will hopefully help a few people out.
> I’m not interested in shipping them from bus depot or any other site in the
> US - shipping is crazy stupid to Canada it seems.  You are all teasing me
> with options that aren’t economically available to me up here!!
> >>>
> >>> Will keep you posted on feedback i receive on the Continentals.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Jeff
> >>>
> >>>> On Jun 3, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> The Go Form has not been available for some time now. The links I
> sent it what I know to be available in the "XL" rating for that size. The
> choices are dwindling.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dennis
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Don Hanson
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, June 3, 2018 5:20 PM
> >>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >>>> Subject: Re: 14 inch tire feedback
> >>>>
> >>>> I've been happy with go form brand from tires easy.  second set of
> 520's, in 205-70 ...these are a deal at somewhere around $50 a tire.
> >>>> I do, like Scott used to say, find even better handling with a
> reinforced sidewall rears... currently I'm running hakkapellita snows on
> the back... I have go forms on my AWD Safari van, too but in 15"
> >>>>
> >>>> On Jun 3, 2018 1:57 PM, "Dan N" <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> i used to have Hankook RA08 195/70R14, then switch to General
> 27x8.5R14LT
> >>>> AT2 because BFG didn't make that size anymore... I get used to it so
> I don't feel it's noisy at all... in my opinion all the vanagon are noisy
> compared to a sedan or a luxury sedan.. so a bit more noise doesn't bother
> me at all.
> >
>