Oh Man! Get rid of that tire with holes in the SIDE, and get a matched
pair as replacements. Also make sure you have at least an LT (light
truck) 6 ply sidewall. Be sure it is not a 4 ply rated to 6. That is
bogus for vanagons and Westy's. You need the stiff sidewall of the LT
tire for stability on these vehicles.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Royston, Jerry wrote:

>I have a couple of holes on the side of one of my front tires that the guy
>said makes it hard to repair safely.  Suggested I get a new tire even though
>the old one only had 10,000 miles on it.  My question is do I have to get
>two new tires or can I buy one and try and match the tread of the punctured
>one.  It's an old Vredstein that will be hard to find around here.  Also,
>the spare is not a match.
>
>Gerry Royston
>'87 Westy
>Bethesda, MD
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