thats not very many miles... think used tires would be better for my money
than that...

>From: jim <jch@JCHGIS.COM>

>
>Greg,
>I have had 356 "d"s on my westy for several years, over 30 K miles. Edge
>wear was excessive, but can be attributed to bad ball joints and under
>inflation. They require much higher pressures that stock. The result is
>that the ride a little hard, but handle well on the highway. No major
>complaints. Just bought four new ones, could have gone to 40K miles
>maybe, but had a slow leak in one and was going to have to get it fixed,
>so I went ahead and bought 4 new ones from the tire rack.
>
>jim
>
>Greg Marshall wrote:
>
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>In my search for new tires I've temporarily decided on the Yokohama 356
>>LT 185/75 R14's.  They are readily available, not super expensive, and
>>seem to meet the appropriate spec.  I'd be interested in hearing from
>>anyone running these tires.  Are they correct for the vanagon?
>>Handling? Wear?  I would love a pair of Agilis, but seeing as how I also
>>have to do the fornt ball joints, I just can't afford $160.00 per tire.
>>
>>Thanks vanagonites.
>>
>>Greg.
>>82 Westy
>>

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