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• Re: Winter tires?Nokian not Available???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 13:30:38 -0700
  ...Vanagon Option:Standard Tire Size: Nokian Tire 185R14/C Sorry, no tire currently available Option:Syncro Tire Size: Nokian Tire 185R14/C Sorry, no...
• Re: tire size calculator Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:38:44 -0500
  ...You should be able to find the actual > > > > specification if your tire is still in production. Tire Rack (tirerack.com) > > > > is really good at...
• Re: syncro-tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:26:15 -0700
  Tire pressure recommendations are mostly related to the maximum loads that a tire would see at any wheel position. The manufacturers suggested tire pressures...
• Re: Spare Tire Replacment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:42:44 -0700
  Anyone that doesn't recognize 185 R14C as a 'real' and regular tire size just doesn't know what they are talking about. I...
• Re: EV Tires
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 16:44:51 -0500 (EST)
  Kevin, When my EV Contis gave up the ghost, I replaced them with Michelin MXL 205/65 R 15s Reinforced tires. The unfortunate thing...
• Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:33:05 -0800
  > The recommended rear tire pressure on my Westy is 40 PSI and the > Firestone tires are rated at 35 PSI, so I am keeping...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:21:48 -0500
  These were "modern" tires (this was 2000 when these incidents occurred.) I don't have the specifics, but at least some of the tires...
• Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:38:19 -0500
  ...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=70 A light truck tire rated for 1520 (1/2 the Synchro rear GAWR) would...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:00:47 -0400
  ...The tires are NOT reinforced. That's not a standard load rating: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=35 Would that...
• Re: FW: tire codes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Thu, 11 May 2000 22:40:34 EDT
  ...Although this plant built tires for American cars, other American Michelin plants built airplane tires, truck tires, and specialty application tires. At the time...
• Re: costco 15" tires
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:31:34 EST
  ...When purchasing less than four tires, the new tires will be installed on the rear of your vehicle regardless of the drive axle. This...
• Re: What was that about lowering tire pressure on ice?
  Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
  20 Dec 96 15:22:30
  ...This means that only the edges of the tire are really contacting and gripping the snow. With properly inflated tires the tire track patern...
• Re: tire size calculator Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:30:40 -0500
  ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > If you go and read the exact size actually on your tire it may answer > this for you...
• Re: costco 15" tires
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:44:58 -0700
  ...When purchasing > less than four tires, the new tires will be installed on the rear of your > vehicle regardless of the drive axle. This...
• Re: ADTT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:09:46 -0700
  ...http://michelinman.com/catalog/tires/MichelinAgilis.html www.tirerack.com lists them as "in stock" for $107. Maybe the Discount Tire guy just doesn...
• Re: Winter tires?Nokian not Available???
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:14:06 -0600
  ...Vanagon > > Option:Standard > Tire Size: Nokian Tire > 185R14/C Sorry, no tire currently available > > Option:Syncro > Tire Size: Nokian Tire > 185R14/C Sorry, no...
• Request for User "Reviews"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:54:35 -0700
  Volks, - Had a good or bad experience with a VW SHOP? - Got a favorite VANAGON TIRE or a bad experience? - What ROAD MUSIC rocks...
• Re: slow leaks and flat tires
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:50:09 -0500
  ...As cars get older they go thru many many sets of tires. Over the years the tire man that mounts these many sets of...
• Re: 1990 Westphalia Tires??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 22:31:48 -0700
  ...Even better resistance to crosswinds than the Michelin MXT tires that I had previously. I got my tires from America's Tire Company and...
• Re: Blizzaks on the EV
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 22 Jan 97 09:17:37
  ...Take a look at the sides of your tires. At the bottom of the tire, where the tire contacts the road, the sides bulge...
• Engine Performance vs Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:51:54 -0700
  ...Engine Performance vs Tire Size Since then I've had the opportunity to try two different tire sizes on the same vehicle. Since I...
• Tire Rotation
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 06:41:59 -0700
  Yes, another tire thread! Has anyone gotten information from tire MANUFACTURORS about whether radial tires can be rotated side to side, i.e. Change...
• Re: Syncro tire wear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 31 May 2006 20:14:43 -0400
  I don't know about where you are but when I was in Hawaii, Lex Brodie Tire Co. had a "Tire Lathe" that they...
• Tire update on Yokohama Y370G
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 17:14:54 -0500 ()
  I purchases a used Vanagon Camper with Michelin MXL tires which needed replacing. After reading the list archives, talking to numerous dealers, calling tire...
• Re: Vanagon Tires, '91 Syncro Camper
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 22:31:33 -0500
  Nokian Hakkapeliitta C2 or CS ice/snow tire 195R14 Cooper SRMII 195R14 highway rib both are load range D, 65 psi max inflation ----- Original...
• Re: tire size calculator Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:58:41 -0500
  ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > And if you look at the tire manufacturer spec tables it makes clear the > fact that the Miata...
• Re: Tires again
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:00:43 -0700
  ...I wanted to have five tires alike, and all > fitting the original specs, and I got Kuhmo tires. Discount Tire gave > me a good...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 16:18:14 -0400
  Unca Joel, Full agreement, especially with the intellectual power of the tire changers! Just recently, I caught one trying to jack the rear of...
• Re: Tires and Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 May 2001 17:16:10 -0500
  Reference Michlein Tire USA. Westfalias with GVW of 5093 Lbs should be running a tire equal to the original equipment. 1. Right diameter makes...
• Tire Technolgy vs Actual weight of loaded Van
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:37:51 -0700
  Terry, I certainly agree that Tire technology has changed in the last 14 years. The Spec's VW defined and I have tried to...
• Re: 14" Tires, Eastern Canada, Hercules G4000LT
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:45:52 -0500
  ...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=46 it means that the tire is suitable for commercial application, as on a delivery...
• Re: Best Tire Pressure for Michelin Agilis 61's?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:36:40 -0700
  There is a formula for calculating the air pressure of a non-standard sized/load rated tire using the tire pressure recommendations on the...
• Re: ADTT
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 07:50:36 -0500
  The Michelin XCA 205/75R14 is still a top choice in a 14" tire for the Westy/Vanagons in my book. They ar readily...
• Re: 5 tire rotation was: How to get spare tire out
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 17:34:43 -0500
  Well maybe I should start doing that 5 tire thing. I've always thought of the spare as temporary, even when it was on...
• Can't find tires...
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 10:36:00 -0400
  I can't locate the Y370 Yokohama tires. Called Yokohama they said to call NTB in the my area. I called NTB, and the...
• Re: New Tires at Last
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:42:16 -0400
  Hey John Welcome to the alternative tire of choice!!! I love these tires. I went thru all the same motions, but I found it...
• Re: interesting tire find (cheap)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 21:04:39 EDT
  While searching for tires I found at Direct Tire in Memphis Signett tires produced in Korea. They are available in 185r14 in 4, 6...
• Tires, The Never Ending Story: Hankook 819
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 13:08:26 -0500
  Allow me, kiddies, to relate my experience with four Hankook 819 tires (8 ply, Load range D) which were recently mounted on my Westy...
• Re: RESULTS - Tire Survey
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 5 Mar 97 10:41:06
  There are only very minor differences between a P205/70R14 and 205/70?R14 tires. The p-metric tires (P205/70R14) meet US/Canadian...
• Re: NEW TIRE
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:42:04 -0600
  Interesting as I havent seen an indonesian tire on the market in the heavy area for quite a while. I have used their tires...
• Australian & South African VW Silver Sticker Info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:17:16 -0700
  Australian & South African VW Van/Bus Lists, In the US, we are having a spirited discussion around a tire report I just published. http...
• Re: What do you guys think about these tires?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:39:08 -0500
  I'm running these same tires on my 2000 E320, and they are simply awesome!!!!! My 2WD Benz with Traction Control, is almost better...
• Re: EV tire replacement
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 19:15:45 +0200
  ...How rigidly should I adhere to the spec'd tire size/rating chart on > the driver door sticker? For instance, if the sticker specifies...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:33:24 -0400
  ...It rides on 205/60 R15 >tires. The tires are not reinforced. Incomplete info. What's the load rating of the tire you're...
• Re: Yokohama Y356 tires for '91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 30 Apr 2021 11:54:30 -0400
  busdepot has the Hankook tires: https://www.busdepot.com/ra18195 On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 10:18 AM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail...
• New (to me anyway) info Re: Reinforced Tires?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 May 2003 12:56:25 -0400
  I recently learned about reinforced tires -- it's in the tire book used at one of the wholesale clubs, book is put out by...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:47:46 -0400
  The imbalance by the rear-biased weight, and a resultant high polar moment of inertia during evasive maneuvers (or during a tire blow-out...
• Re: Michelin Tire Experiences
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 17:01:43 -0600
  Nitrogen in tires pushes out the oxygen and the ozone and thereby aids in preventing rot. Low pressure exposes the tire sidewalls to more...
• Re: Tires: how to tell how old they are
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 18:10:31 -0600
  I looked at my Michelin LTX M & S tires that now have 55k+ on them & they were made in 03/03 & 04/03. I...
• Re: And now for NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 18:27:35 -0600
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > many tire shops are totally unconscious about the spare tire in my > experience. > "many' cars are running...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:13:00 -0700
  Be careful, low air pressure in a tire will cause the tire to heat up, that heat will cause a separation between the tread...
• Re: Tir choce for vanagon with 14 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:25:21 -0600
  On Sep 4, 2008, at 8:42 AM, mdrillock wrote: > The point is that in that one size only, that model tire is rated...
• Re: Commercial tire?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 22:43:49 -0400
  I would strongly caution against lumping all C load range tires or all D load range tires together. That is way too broad a...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 21:50:34 -0600
  ...Checked the Tire Rack's web site I plugged in 215/65-15 in ALL truck tire catagories I got ONE tire, a Firestone...
• Re: Our Trip Report -Reply - Special tires for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 14:11:41 -0800
  ...So I returned the tires and went hunting for the right tires. You will be suprised how many tire dealers I went to do...
• Alloy rim tires for sale!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Apr 94 02:08:07 EDT
  -----------------------Tires For Sale!-------------------------------- Factory original Michelin MXL 205/70 14 (reinforced) tires designated "Radial X," type available as follows. These tires cost about $130...
• 14" Tire option good for winter use
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Oct 2016 13:58:33 +0000
  Check out this tire available. https://www.tires-easy.com/195-14/vredestein-tires/comtrac-all-season/tirecode/8714692230578 This is an awesome looking...
• Another tire question (yawn)
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 15:25:59 -0400
  I see a lot of discussion about tires for Syncros and Westfalias, but what is the best tire for a regular '91 Vanagon with...
• Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:53:20 -0700
  re The more modern system uses numeric codes to indicate the actual load a tire can carry, _irregardless of the size_. A 97 (1609...
• Re: Interesting Tire Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:58:05 -0500
  ...Interesting Tire Comparison > > The latest Car And Driver Magazine did a head-to-head of 10 > comparably rated > tires from competing manufacturers. One of...