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Subject:Re: tires
From:Harmon Seaver
Date:Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:41:56 -0500

Really, where are they? They aren't are www.tirerack.com or
www.discounttire.com.

On Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 11:29:40AM -0400, 80 Westy Pokey wrote:
> Michelin Agilis 51 and Pirelli P6000 are both availaible in
> 215/65-15 with "westy rated" LI. I have the Agilis and I love
> them, I passed on the Pirellis because of price and because
> they are listed as a summer tire only.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:20:44 -0500
> >From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX.COM>
> >Subject: tires
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >   Huh, I'm looking for tires -- I've got Yokohama Y370 on
> my Mercedes 15" rims,
> >205/70/15 on the front and 215/70/15 on the back, but the
> back ones which were
> >great on my '73 bus with an '81 2.0L gas engine in it are
> just a tad too tall
> >for my '82 diesel westy. Not bad, but I'm not getting
> anymore top end than I
> >was with the 185/70/14s that were on there, which indicates
> to me that the
> >engine just can't quite pull that diameter.
> >   So anyway, I was looking for some 215/65/15s or
> 205/70/15s -- but sure am not
> >finding anything in LT tires or loadratings of 97.
> >   Yokohama no longer makes the Y370, Michilen no longer, it
> seems, makes the
> >Agilis -- what is there?
> >
> >
> > --
> >Harmon Seaver
> >CyberShamanix
> >http://www.cybershamanix.com

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