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Date:         Sun, 8 Aug 1999 00:33:01 EDT
Reply-To:     Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Gary McEachern <glmce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Avon Supervan tires
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Hello


Is anyone familiar with Avon SuperVan Tires?


While travelling through Vermont I saw a Westy with a pair of Avon SuperVan
205 R14 C8 tires. The tread looked nice and because of the larger size they
filled up the wheel wells nicely. I spoke with the driver who claimed they
ran very nicely.


He claimed the Avon tires, which were 3-4 inches taller than the Michelin
185R 14 tires on my van, cause the speedo to indicate 2 mph slow as compared
to the standard 185 R14 tires which cause the speedo to indicate 4 mph fast.
Does this seem right?


Anyone familiar with these tires?


Are they too large for the vehicle or for my standard 14" rims?


I've wanted to put larger wheels on my van and these look great to me.


Gary




Gary McEachern
'84GL/'82GL /'84GL




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