

| Subject: | Re: Tires! that ol' tread,err, thread... |
| From: | Mark Dorm |
| Date: | Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:09:51 PDT |
Make that MTX's per other listees are available in 205... >From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> > >185R14's are made: Agilis has them, 205's are per other listees available >in >205, LTX are not available in 205. Your choices in Michelin are: 205/70/14 >(MTX), 195/75/14 (LTX), 185R14 (Agilis 61) --- though I guess you could >also >get MTX in 195/75/14 -- I'm just going by what I've read, and I haven't >read >everything... These wheels will all fit the alloys unless you're getting 15 >inch alloys... > >>From: Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM> >> >>All this talk of tires. I mean it's a bit confusing--I have no apologies. >>Go >>ahead and give me with your best shot. >> >>On my 2WD Westfalia I currently have the DPOs old Michelin 185R 14 on >>steel >>wheels which are the narrower steel factory wheels--is that 5 1/2" as >>opposed >>to 6" I believe. (I think a wider 6" steel wheel is available in steel and >>the alloys are 6" --is that right?) I need new tires all around. Will 205s >>fit on the stock 5 1/2" wheels. I want the 205s because I want to upgrade >>to >>the factory alloys eventually but the cost of the tires will tap me out >>for >>a >>bit--and I don't want to have to buy tires twice. Or will 195s fit on the >>alloys also? >> >>I currentlly have Michelin XZX 185 R 14 on the front and a slightly more >>agressive michelin 185 R 14 94R on the rear. Where these ever the right >>tire >>for a Westfalia or are they passenger car tires? >> >>From what I gather from the most recent tire thread the Michelin Agilis 61 >>or >>the Michelin MX are the tires of choice in the Michelin line. Although it >>doesn't seem the Agilis 61 is avaialble in the 205. Then there's the LTX? >>Am >>I right? And 185R 14s aren't made anymore. >> >>I mean this tire thing is a bit confusing. > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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