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Subject:Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
From:80 Westy Pokey
Date:Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:40:19 -0400

I have no idea. If you refer back to the original post I
mention that I only just installed them and don't even have
the fronts in place.

Than\t said, the diameter appears REALLY close to stock, and
in fact the calculations I did put it within 1%. So the only
other factors are weight and rolling resistance. I haven't
weighed the 14" stock steel's vs. the 15" Alloy Rheins but in
lifting them around they didn't feel much different. As for
rolling resistance, I have no idea.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:23:23 -0400
>From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
>Subject: Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>You running a stock '80 engine?  What are the tires doing to
your mileage
>and "performance"?
>
>
Jay
>
>
>
>
>80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>@gerry.vanagon.com> on
04/18/2002
>02:13:49 PM
>
>Please respond to 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
>
>Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>
>
>To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>cc:
>Subject:    Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
>
>
>Bought my Agilis 215/65-15's at Canadian Tire here in Toronto
>Canada. In Canadian dollars they were 171.12 or 196.79 with
>tax each plus instalation / mounting / balancing (That is
>roughly $114 .08 / $131.19 American with an exchange rate of
>1.5). If anyone REALLY wants some and can't get them in the
>US contact me.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris
>
>---- Original message ----
>>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:40:34 -0700 (PDT)
>>From: "Christopher Berchin" <ctb1@peoplepc.com>
>>Subject: Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
>>To: pokey@vanagon.org
>>Cc: ctb1@peoplepc.com, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>>On Thu, 18 April 2002, 80 Westy Pokey wrote
>>
>>> 4) Chris why did you pick the 205s over the 215s?
>>>
>>
>>I picked the 205's because of two reasons:
>>
>>1)  The extra diameter of the 215's will slow my top
>>end down even more.  I had 215/70-14's on my van at one
>>point, and it was dead in the water for speeds above
>>65.  The 215 Agilis would be the same rolling radius as
>>those tires.  I drive 75+ for hours on end, so that was
>>no good.
>>
>>2)  I was told (and seemed to be true) that 215's were
>>not available in the United States.
>>
>>If you got 215's in the US, maybe the list would like
>>to know a contact.  :)
>>
>>
>>Chris
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