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• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:14:02 -0300
  ...not sure if this is newsworthy, but Canadian Tire lists a Continental Vanco 2 in 185R14 Specs here http://www.conti-online.com/generator...
• Re: ADTT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 15:02:54 -0700
  I was curious enough to seek out the full story from Michelin, so I wrote and inquired about the demise of the Agilis tires...
• tires, tires, tires
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:16:13 -0700
  From time to time the tire talk flares up again. There is a lot of discussion and information at Vanagon.com and in the...
• Re: subject Re: Stock tire size
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:54:15 -0700
  ...From Lar's tire tome: <http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html> Syncro Vanagon & Camper - 1986-1991 185R14C 6PR - Max Inflation 55psi 205R14C 6PR...
• Re: One More Tire Question...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 20 May 1998 08:51:17 -0700
  At 11:17 AM 5/20/98 EDT, Scooter061 wrote: >Hello Folks, > > I have perused all the threads/messages on the tire issue and...
• Re: Snow Traction Devices?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 10:19:29 -0800
  Drew mentioned going to 15" wheels and bigger tires, so I thought I'd post a bit of a warning. I have 215-75x15...
• Another tire question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 17:42:53 EDT
  Hi List, I know everyone is tired of tire questions but this is important to me, as my friends' Dad was killed by a...
• Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:50:48 -0400
  Walmart- $8/tire/wheel for the whole deal. -Craig On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote...
• Re: Dare I start a Tire thread? 15" Tires for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:51:07 -0400
  I've contacted a friend who is one of Kumho's tire engineers, he will have the difinitive answer. Karl Dave Mcneely wrote: > Kumho...
• Tires just a footnote
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:39:13 -0700
  I have just read court summary of legal actions against a major tire company Legal action was taken when tires blew on quite well...
• Re: 15" Wheel Question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 13:32:43 -0700
  ...Todd '88 Westy TJ Hannink wrote: >--- Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > > >>Lastly, at least on my Westy, the tire sticker has >>two tire...
• Re: Friday question, Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:53:13 -0400
  Eric, I've always been very pleased with "The Tire Rack" and if you order tires and wheels at the same time, no charge...
• Re: New tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:56:13 -0500
  The stock tire with steel wheels was 185R14 D. The stock tire with alloy wheels was 20570R14 XL. The latter is "reinforced," the former...
• Inspect those tire valve stems
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:29:27 -0700
  Just a little story to share about my tires today. Back in early August when completing an in town errand I noticed my right...
• Re: Tires, Tires, Tires
  Historical mailing list - Hendrik Hamel IX
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 22:54:25 -0700
  ...Hankook Tire is in fact "the" Korean tire company.
• Re: Michelin Agilis sizes, info
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 14:09:50 -0600
  > 185/75-14 is a smaller rolling diameter tire than the 185-14 tire > usually recommended for Vanagons. Yes Tire industry practice is to...
• Michelin Agilis Tire Hum/vibes??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:41:11 -0700
  I have fairly new Michelin Agilis tires and right at 95 KPH (60 mph) I get a vibration & a vibration noise/hum. the Michelin...
• Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tire s!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 24 May 2002 11:14:22 -0500
  Who in the hell was comparing a semi to a Vanagon? I used that as a low inflation tire example --that's it---nothing...
• Re: speshul tires for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:23:40 -0400
  ...Reinforced tire round and made of rubber ... standard tire also round and made of rubber ... Must be the same thing! :-) I'm being facetious...
• Re: Tire question..
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:49:53 -0800
  ...The original setup on my 88 > Syncro is 185R14C. > C tires are 6 or 8 ply, while the D tires are 10 ply (I...
• Re: Simple tire qurestion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:01:30 -0500
  mark drillock wrote: >I've never seen a 14" tire with true 6 ply sidewall. I think you are >confused. No 4 ply sidewalls...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 16:00:43 -0500
  Cool, Mon! Nothing like converting a rolling turd into something elegant! Vanagons on good tires roll like they are on rails. Mine does anyway...
• Re: 6-ply tires???
  Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 10:30:10 -0800 (PDT)
  Ari wrote: > > WARNING!!! > > IF the max cold inflation pressure on the tire's sidewall > is LESS THAN what your tire information sticker on the...
• Sears Stops Selling Suspect Tires
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 10:01:25 -0600
  Thought this might be timely info for those in the market for new tires. "CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sears, Roebuck and Co (S.N), the nation...
• Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:12:44 -0400
  Shops charge a tire deposal fee because they have to pay someone to take the tires away. Someway somehow they don't just disappear...
• Re: 5Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 14:34:08 -0600
  ...That I keep 5 excellent tires on, and maintain a 5 tire rotation. That way, I can venture across country without worry, and even...
• Re: Tire observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:33:49 -0500
  As others have noted this the correct tire. The 98 load index is the key. Staying around the 25.5 inch outside diameter tires...
• Re: Go with the door sticker.....
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 21:26:31 -0800
  > >I just bought a set of reinforced Michelin X tires for my 86 Westfalia. The > >max tire pressure is 40 psi, yet the sticker...
• RE: A good tire deal or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 02:50:14 UT
  ...A good tire deal or not? I need to replace the tires on my 85 Westy. I got a quote from Merchants tire here...
• Re: NVC Question on AWD and tire tread depth
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:52:48 -0900
  Lee, Do you have the tread depth measurements fot your tires?? If you have or can get them we can more accurately advise you...
• Re: Has anyone had any experience with these tires? Mastercraft Courser LTR LT195/75R14
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 May 2016 13:14:24 -0700
  ...The 93 is > inadequate, but the C rating indicates it is adequate. > > BTW, the 70 profile in this tire size is low. The tire...
• Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 26 Feb 97 10:03:05
  As a general rule, this statement is correct for comparable tire designs. But, the tire's contact patch "area" does not remain constant for...
• Re: Tire Questions re: Steve's response
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 07:34:52 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I would generally agree with Steve's observations regarding the handling of passenger tires versus reinforced sidewall (aka "LT") tires. I had passenger tires...
• Re: Another Stupid Tire Thread..was Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:51:32 -0700
  ...Another Stupid Tire Thread..was Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution all the tire shops i ever dealt with consider a sidewall rating of...
• Re: Wheels and tires
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:58:16 -0700
  ...A tire store can decipher the date code on the sidewall to see how old they are. For what you need, the Hankook RA08s...
• Re: Hoop Humbug----
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:47:14 +0000
  ...Most passenger tires won't handle 48 psi. In the US, most of the choices that will are light truck tires. Some foreign tire...
• Re: Tire size questions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 10 May 2010 14:28:42 -0400
  > I called Bus Depot to see if they have the Hankook RA08 tires > in stock. The ones on the website say 185R14. The rep...
• Re: Time for new tires!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:23:56 -0400
  Being a 90 the original tires were most likely the 205/70-14 XL Michelins. No longer available. For staying on the stock wheels...
• Re: What size/ brand tire are ppl using on 2wd w/ SA 15" rim
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:22:19 -0400
  ...Brands? Vredestein Comtrac (summer only tire) in 205/65R15. Nice sturdy and very quiet tire. Vredestein Winter Comtrac (snow tire) in 225/70R15. Nice...
• Re: Life of spare tire in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 9 Mar 2021 14:51:22 -0500
  ...time to replace this unused tire? For me, the spare is only to get to tire store to replace the 16" tire after failure...
• Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:16:35 -0500
  Spare less cars are becoming more common even without run flat tires. To many folks cannot safely change a tire and should call road...
• Re: Recommended tire for 15" rims
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:14:11 -0700
  Hi Todd, Although they are a bit taller than the old Yokahoma Y356 tires (25.7" vs 27.9"), I've been happy with...
• Re: Vredestein Comtrac Winter tire
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 08:41:00 -0800
  ...Thanks Dennis for the suggestion.! >> Even though the m&s tires say " 195R14C "on the tire they are also >> rated "D" as per the...
• Re: Michelin MXTs....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 20:18:05 -0700
  ...Michelin MXTs.... > I am planning to replace the incorrect and woefully inadequate tires on > my '87 Westfalia with the correct tires. I have the...
• Re: Syncro tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 31 May 2006 17:54:55 -0700
  ...Syncro tire wear >I don't know about where you are but when I was in Hawaii, Lex Brodie > Tire Co. had a "Tire...
• 15" steel rims
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 19:48:04 -0400
  In response to the person that stated that a 225/70R15 tire shouldn't go on a 15"X7" steel rim, if they go...
• Re: Kumho 15" AT51 Tires?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:34:51 -0800
  My comment was based on information from Washington DOT concerning winter tires. Reading the TireRack page, it seems it would not be worth it...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 08 Jul 96 20:18:17 CDT
  On Mon, 8 Jul 1996 18:25:44 -0500 Angela&Will said: >They have some Continental CR21 tires for $53. The man said they...
• Re: Tires one more time.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 15:28:29 -0400
  It's also a safety issue, Light Truck tires are less prone to blowing under the weight of a van. When I bought my...
• Re: Nokian Tires
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:13:08 -0600
  >>In WR (worlds fastest friction tire for changing winter conditions) they ha= >>ve=20 >>205 65R15 99H XL, not sure what XL means XL...
• Tires
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 10:42:28 -0700
  Why not get tires that are recommended my the manufacture....14 "....6-8 ply...load range of 1540...remember...you weight must be distributed...
• Re: 15" wheel/tire report - caution
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:26:39 -0700
  "So, I went on Bridgestone's website to see what my tires are rated - I > have Dueler A/T with UNI-T, P205/75R15...
• Data needed for 205R14C/6PR/8PR Syncro Tire
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 17:26:43 -0700
  Volks, From 1986 - 1991 VW offered a 205R14C/6PR/8PR tire on the Syncro only. Does anyone any of these OE tires? This is...
• Westy Tire Pressures?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
  Sun, 23 Feb 1997 21:24:09 -0800 (PST)
  I just bought a set of reinforced Michelin X tires for my 86 Westfalia. The max tire pressure is 40 psi, yet the sticker...
• Re: 15" Wheels/Tires
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 21:27:26 -0500
  Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > > More anecdotal evidence -- been thru about 6 sets of tires over the past > 20 years and which tires I used...
• Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:11:16 -0700
  Illegal to plug a tire? Sidewalls, yes, but the tread area? That's news to me! What state? I've had several tires plugged...
• SNOW TIRES?
  Historical mailing list - VolksMD
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 20:19:56 EST
  I am questioning the value af buying light truck tires or Passenger tires 62.83$ ,vs> 86.50$ per tire Nokia Hak's !!! Any...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 06:48:39 -0600
  ...The over all diameter of the tire when mounted is the key. You can get a 14 inch tire and a 15 inch tire...
• Re: Tires again: Are there any 205/70R14 LT tires on the market?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:23:05 -0400
  Todd, the site you recommended is for a tire dealer in South Africa. In the course of this discussion I have noticed that several...
• Re: Tire Technology vs Actual weight of loaded Van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 23:41:08 -0500
  <<<I certainly agree that Tire technology has changed in the last 14 years. The Spec's VW defined and I have tried to present...