

| Subject: | Re: 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires |
| From: | Bob Krupiarz |
| Date: | Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:55:34 -0700 |
Bill, Great. So what tires do you use specifically? Bob --- Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM> wrote: > WHOA!!!! > > Don't put passenger tires on a van. You are asking for a > blowout, or a rim > separation (air-out), or at worst a sloppy ride. That > reinforced sidewall is > called for for a reason. My van came with passenger > tires when I bought it, > and it got great "mileage", but it was totally sloppy on > the road. Any wind > or gust or passing truck would throw it around. I > thought it was a 'van > thing' until I got the right tires. No slop, better in > winds, lower and more > accurate mileage. The van calls for a reinforced tire -- > do it!! I cannot > stress the importance of this enough. This van is not a > cadillac -- it is > relatively smooth, but not great. You need the stiffness > to get around. > Safety is the issue. If you are presented with an > emergency situation, do > you want to safely maneuver or have your tires fall off > the rims? > PS: I'm not even pushing a wolfie or a camper. > > Bill Marshall > 85 GL Tiico w/snappy handling > Phoenix AZ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/
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