Until the 19th, Sear has the Bridgestone Dueler APTII 225/70-14 on sale
for $59.99. Rated 1675lbs at 44psi. ~26.5 diameter with tread almost 9"
wide. Even deduction 10% for non LT tire, this set-up is rated for 6,030
pounds. Adequate for any Westy.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Bob Elliott
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 15" Wheel Question

Well after Damon let me know that GoWesty had the 15" steel wheels too I
had a look around their site and found that the price difference for a
set
of (4) 15x7" steels was only $150 dollar different than the 15x7" Alloy
Wheel Set (4) ...

so I got the alloy set
<http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=gw&
Product_Code=GVW-8525&Category_Code=wt-wheelstires>

Now I gotta decide on tires. Tyler at GoWesty said that the "very best"
choice I could make would be the Michelin X1. Best Cdn price I can find
is
$145 + installation (balance, valve stems and possible alignment). This
is
a little more $$$ than I'd planned on. Anyone got other tire
suggestions/experiences to offer?

thanks

bob elliott

At 06:14 PM 17/04/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 4/17/03 3:09:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>poll7356@uidaho.edu writes:
>
><< dude, the guy in maine IS a tiico sales office. keep walking, better
>  deals fall out the sky than tiico-generated deals. >>
>
>that's mr. dude, sir to you, polly. nah i didn't check the guy's site
out. i
>will agree that there are better deals to be had. i can a set of used
MB
>wheels in the correct offset with ok tires for $150. even fits late
model vw
>hubcaps.
>
>benT