

| Subject: | Re: tires |
| From: | 80 Westy Pokey |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:37:20 -0400 |
I bought mine at Canadian Tire Here in Toronto. Tire Stores such as "Green and Ross" had both the Pirellis and the Michelins available on special order. In the US Military Tire Sales has the slightly more narrow 205/65-15 Michelin Agilis: http://www.militarytiresales.com/tires.asp? action=display&layout=Tires_Full&record=496 Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:41:56 -0500 >From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver@cybershamanix.com> >Subject: Re: tires >To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@vanagon.org> >Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > 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 > >-- >Harmon Seaver >CyberShamanix >http://www.cybershamanix.com
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