

| Subject: | Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size anywhere |
| From: | Phil S. |
| Date: | Mon, 28 Jul 2003 18:31:00 -0700 |
Yes, i know these tires are rated for 65PSI cold and can be used in a dullie wheel setup. they have a max load up to 1850 lbs. And with 40 psi in them they STILL ride like crap...great for RV's and Sherman tanks though:) Oh and sorry, i typoed....they are 185-R14 like i said, Im off to a different brand when my Yoko's tires wear out....then im going for 15" rims and tires. Im over 14" Phil 84' Westy Tiico --- Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: > The 65 psi is the maximum cold inflation pressure > for the tire. Use the > ratings on the door jam sticker. Also, the tire is > not a 185/70! A > 185/70-14 will fit an old Audi 5000 or real early > Porsche 924. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf > Of Phil S. > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:51 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Tires ? can't seem to find size > anywhere > > "tirerack steered me towards the reinforced Yokohama > van tire 185/70R14 > which i had installed last week. [$50 a piece was > hard > to beat!!" > > I did the same thing but i ordered the Load range-D, > 65 PSI Yokohama 356 "Super Van"185/70R14's. I cant > wait untill they wear out so i can switch to another > brand, becouse these Yokos are as hard as concrete > and > i feel every crack in the road. after driving around > for 10k miles my wishbone bushings are now shot and > need replacing again. I think driving around with 65 > pounds of air pressure in my tires destroyed my > bushings. i only recently started filling them at > 45PSI but i dont thing this is recommended by > Yokohama.....they are rated at 65PSI. However, they > DO > handle well in the cross-winds(less body roll) > > Phil 84' Westy w/Tiico > > > --- "Myers, Thomas A" <Thomas.Myers@USA.XEROX.COM> > wrote: > > As people mentioned last month on the list - I > gave > > tirerack a call after I > > *thought* i spotted some goodyear 205's on thier > > site i thought i could use > > for the westy. As it turned out - it was a typo. > > however the minute i said > > i was looking for a 14 inch tire with a C or D > load > > rating ..the salesman > > instantly asked "is this for some VW van??" :O) > > > > tirerack steered me towards the reinforced > Yokohama > > van tire 185/70R14 > > which i had installed last week. [$50 a piece was > > hard to beat!! ] So i had > > five installed. [ i had not actually seen the > spare > > in the four years > > since i bought my van - I figured better safe than > > sorry...] > > > > The van is a little more jumpy in the highway > > crosswinds :O( > > than my old 205's but it is not my daily driver - > so > > I can live with it. > > > > > > Tom > > 90 Westy > > > > > > > > ---------- > > From: Kim Brennan > > Reply To: Kim Brennan > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 12:29 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Tires ? can't seem to > > find size anywhere > > > > Lovely. Well tell that dealer if he is > > willing to pay for your > > hospitlization, and for a new vehicle when > > it crashes due to the use > > of > > improper tires.... > > > > But seriously, find a better place to get > > your tires. You can get > > them > > online (TireRack for example). Not > > necessarily cheaper, but much > > safer > > to get the right tire. Tirerack's web site > > will NOT let you find the > > Agilis as a tire for your Vanagon, so find > > it via a brand search > > ($109 > > for the 185R14.) > > > > > > On Monday, July 28, 2003, at 10:49 AM, > > brian Honan wrote: > > > > > What the dealer wants to give me is > > called a harmony and is not > > the > > > rateing but they clain it is fine even > > though it is a car tire. > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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