Date:         Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:08:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Tires (apologize in advance)
Comments: To: Skip Laubach <skiplaubach@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <1D8E6224-FB7B-4C47-9DC4-0E31E6AA4820@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

I had BFGs on 14” rims and ended up going to Nokian Wgr 3s on 15” (they no
longer make these tires, instead they offer the Wgr 4s which I just bought
for my Audi A4.  Do I miss the BFGs?  No not really - good on goat trails
or in snow but that is only 5% of my driving.  I found them noisy and you
can feel vibration from the tread and they seem pretty hard.  Vanagons are
noisy enough without the additional hum of tires adding to the overall
racket.  The Nokians are an all weather tire and perform well in town, on
the highway and are fine for gravel and dirt roads - just not a tire to go
off road with.  They do not look beefy but are slightly wider than the BFGs
and are a nice looking road tire.

I am planning to purchase 16” wheels at some point too in order to add the
GW big brakes and I am interested in looking at the Yokohama Geolander A/T
GO 15s - not as tready as BFGs or General Grabbers but still an off road
tire that won’t be as noisy when driving on pavement and they should also
have good performance on and off road.  I think the 215/65R16 98H are 27”
outer diameter which is really the max for the stock drive.

Anyway - Curious what the list says about Yokohama or any other tire choice.

Bruce

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, Skip Laubach <skiplaubach@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not to start a debate, trying to decide on new tires, likely match to new
> 16” wheels. 16” due to slightly more width for more stability. I don’t do
> off-road, but like the look of BFG’s (I have 14” BFG’s now) or Grabbers.
>
> My question is for those that have Michelin Agilis (or similar) now, and
> previously had BFG’s or Grabbers, how much of a reduced road noise is
> there, and do you miss the “hefty” look?
>
> I don’t mind a debate, so are there any other tires that beat the cake?
>
> Thanks,
> Skip
> ‘84
>
> Sent from my iPhone