Date:         Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:20:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Search for tires
Comments: To: KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com>
In-Reply-To:  <FA577399-5F09-49B6-8C0E-951AE2FDF77D@mac.com>
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Hey Kim, 

I’m picking up what you’re laying down :-)

I’ve been hoping, the last few years as more transits , ducatos, etc are sold up here in Canada , that we get a wider choice of tires.

The geolander, bfg, general, etc seem to me to have the same carcass construction and only gain load rating with larger tires.

Unlike the Hakka and some Michelin and Conti which do have the commercial van construction that’s so common in Europe.

I’m hoping with more of the above mentioned vans being sold in North America we might get the tire choice you have already in Europe.

So far it’s been mostly commercial van summer, all season and, snow. Maybe , maybe, we will get a good load rating all terrain for the vanagon.

16” anyway.

Alistair 

> On Feb 12, 2021, at 10:30 AM, KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> So, the other day, instead of searching tire sites for vanagon tires…I searched for cargo van tires. Lots more choices than I expected. And most are load 100 rated (or better). Just something for folk to consider when looking for tires the next time. I still can’t get my preferred brand/tire in the USA (Vredestein Winter Comtrac 2), unless I go via eBay from Italy and pay through the nose, but Nokian has a similar winter tire that is available. Not the 225/70R15 size, but the 215/75R15, which is acceptable. My current Vredesteins are still good for this winter, and probably through next summer…but for next winter I’ll have to be prepared.