Why did you go with the LTX instead of the Agilis61?

John Lauterbach
'84 DL
Macon, GA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Perdue" <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 3:34 PM
Subject: Tire Update

> Hi again all,
>
> After a long sabbatical, I've returned for a short time with some
> updates.  I asked a long while back about a problem I was having with a
> tire that seemed to have tread separation.  Since I had a weird mix of
> tires on my van, I replaced them all, even the spare, with a set of
> Michelin LTX's.  This is perhaps the best thing I have done, just behind
> replacing the shocks with the recommended KYBs, to improve the ride of
> my van!!  It rides significantly quieter and smoother with the new tires
> and handles MUCH better . . . as long as the pressure is maintained at
> the recommended 50 psi.  The ride gets really nasty in crosswinds if the
> pressure drops to less than 45, but it is manageable at 50.  If
> anybody's interested in them, I got them from TireRack.
>
> Marc Perdue
> '87 Westy