Date:         Wed, 19 Mar 1997 13:56:11 -0500 (EST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         KENYON FAIREY <kfairey@oit.umass.edu>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon needs new tires

Tires seem to be a HOT topic!

Just talked to the Tire Rack -

They have only ONE reinforced tire available in the 205/70 R14 size:

Michelin MXT for $91 each (even though these are not shown on their pages)

They also have some XCH4 tires available not the 205, but a 185 width at $84
They also have an MX 'reinforced' tire in the 185 width for $65.

Some of the LT tires look interesting. The LTX M/S in a P205/75 SR14 is $78,
but today's guy said that this is not a 'reinforced' tire and would not be
strong enough for the Vanagon. (My how the info remains confusing!)

Harvey - who told you that these were the replacement for the XCH4's? It does
seem that you think this tire is fine? Yet the TireRack guy says "they aren't
strong enough for the Vanagon."

???????????????????????????????? mount and repeat themselves. 
Who really knows the truth!

Kenyon

> 
> Subject says it all -  currently runnin a set of  Michelin XCH4  LT195/75 R
> 14 tires that have given really good service (in excess of 60 K miles). 
> Find out that these are discontinued, the replacement by Michelin is called
> LTX and $90 each!.  
> 
> Thanks
> Harvey
> 


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