That's a cool look Brian. How are the brakes with the extra lever of those
wheels? Keep your pants on, I'm just asking.  I put much taller wheels and
tires on my 69 Chevy Pickup and found it WAY harder to stop.  :-)  Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Tipsword" <nobleman1962@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 4:02 PM
Subject: tires tires and more tires...

> Ok, here is my personal "tire progression"  The link provided has the
three phases my Westy has been through since 2002.
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> I've done 195/75-14 Cooper Discovery LT ~ good tire
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> Nokian 205/65-15" on SA wheels ~ Much better!  Great off road setup before
I lowered the van.
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> At the lower portion of this list of pictures is the current 17" phase  ~
Kumho ECSTA ASX 225/45-17 setup.  Reinforced, yep and the handling is
nothing less than amazing for a top heavy bread box.  (Thanks BenT for the
tips on getting my ET correct :-)
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> http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nobleman1962/my_photos
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> For those rolling their eyes and predicting my early demise (chuckle),
I've got over 20K on these tires so far with no ill effects.  I've even
loaded this thing with 800lbs of wood pellets and it just made it handle
better.
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> These of course are just my experiences and who knows, God may hate you
and strike you dead if you use anything less than 6-ply tires... (GRIN)
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> Cheers!
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> Brian
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