Date:         Mon, 11 May 1998 11:35:26 -0500
Reply-To:     Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: O.K., my turn to get tires
Comments: To: Bryan Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I've shut up on the tire issue up until now.  I agonized over tires forthe
GL for  a long time before buying the Goodyear Wrangler Aquatread in a
215/70R14.  Goodyear wanted alot of $$ for them so I went to Sears and paid
like$85 a tire.  I don't do much off roading except when I go kayaking so
LT's weren't that necessary.  These tires ride super and I've yet to have
them hydroplane and I've tested them in some really nasty spring storms.
thy're taller than the old tires and now my speedo is only a mile or two
per hour off.  Motor still runs 4000 RPM at 70mph, but at least now I'm
really going 70.  Could definitely tell the difference in the effective
gearing the taller tires make.  They are about 26" as I remember and
everyting fits in the fenderwells.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying squirrel

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> From: Bryan Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: O.K., my turn to get tires
> Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 8:30 AM
>
> O.K. O.K., so I hit the delete button whenever the word Tire appeared in
> the subject line but now it my turn to get some.  I called a local tire
> place and he said the only Michellin LTX's that would fit my van were the
> 205 75 14's.  These were close to $100 a tire.  Yikes! He recommended the
> Goodyear Infinitread's.  Are these any good or should I get the
Michelins?
>  Or maybe someone could recommend a tire a little less expensive than
$100
> a piece.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan