Im using the Kirkland tires.  They are load range C.  They seem like good
tires although I am not a tire expert and this is my first vanagon and they
came with the van.  Ive heard others on the list say they like them and
that they last a long time and that they are a good value.  Probably not
the best money can buy though.

Andrew Fox
Cape Cod MA, (soon to be Ft. Collins CO)
86 Westy GL
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~andrewf/vanagon/links.htm

                    Dave M
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                    07/10/01 08:51 AM
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                    dmc

>From:    Courtney Hook <chook@NISA.NET>
>Subject: Kirkland tires again - Sorry! :-)
>
>Sorry, -  I know check the archives, but they're not definitive on the
>subject.
>I'm looking at the Costco LT Kirkland tires for my 79 Westy (actually made
>by Uniroyal/BF Goodrich they told me)
>
Find out the load index stamped on the sidewall.
I suspect these tires have an insufficient load index for a Westy and
probably barely adequate for a regular Vanagon.