When I bought my Westy two years ago it came with Woosung tires. Yhey
are a light truck tire and ride is a bit harsh. (But then I have
nothing tocompare them to) I;ll check the sidewalls for more info.
On Monday, November 22, 2004, at 07:17  PM, Automatic digest processor
wrote:

> Date:    Mon, 22 Nov 2004 19:47:38 -0500
> From:    Schooner <vanagon_mail@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: What's the definitive word on tires??
>
> They are a mould that a Korean company bought from Michelin (that is
> what
> the salesman told me). Les Schwab deals with one of it's subsidiaries
> under
> another name (although Les Schwab doesn't carry this size). They are
> brand
> name Woosung. I posted a couple snapshots on that Yahoo BC vanagon chat
> site. You may try going to
> http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BC_Vanagons/
> (this may be a better link than the last one I gave..you may need to
> join
> the group and unsubscribe later if you so wish..it is just starting
> up) to
> see the photos of the tread and the sticker that comes with the tire.
> Sticker tells speed rating, sidewall load rating, etc.
> Anyway, I did some research on the company and they indeed are viable
> and
> have been around awhile. I went for it and so far I have been happy so
> thought I would pass it on to this group. Good luck.