Yeah Doug,
That was me.. i bought the Bridgestone Dueler from tirerack.com
the size is 27X8.5-14.
I can send a pic to anyone who wants to see them on a vanagon.. they
ride stiff but not bad.. handle good.. not to loud on the highway...
and they look somewhat tough with the aggressive tread pattern coming
down the side of the tire... I highly recommend them..
later,
jess
89 carat

On Oct 16, 2004, at 6:49 PM, Doug in Calif wrote:

> Jeff, it sounds like Bridgestone has a new tire for the vanagon the
> dueler.
> They did not have one in 14s when I was shopping but a listee just
> posted
> favorable results.
>
> Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff at Vanagonparts" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:22 PM
> Subject: Another Tire Question - Continental Vanco 8
>
>
>> Sorry volks, but I have yet another tire question...
>>
>> Has anyone used Continental Vanco 8 tires on their Vanagon?
>>
>> It's one of the few tires that are still available in 205R14C (and
> 185R14C),
>> but the sidewall rating of 109 has me worried that they'll be as
>> stiff as
>> solid rubber.
>>
>> It seems that tire choices for the stock alloys are getting slim.
>> I've
> had
>> more than one customer call me in desperation looking for tires that
>> Lew
>> Schwab, Discount Tire, etc. told them didn't exist anymore.  So far,
>> I've
>> always been able to source them, but it's getting tougher.
>>
>> Anyone??
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
>> www.vanagonparts.com
>