Just get these!

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=Vanco
Winter&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=8QR4VWC&fromCompare1=yes&place=0

The price is right, it is rated for the van, and it is a snow tire. What
more do you want?

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Nathaniel Poole
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 4:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Canadian tires

So far all I have been able to dig up are General Grabber AT2s That the
dealer assures me will work on my van. Nokias, Michelins, BFGs, none around
locally in the correct size. Anyone have experience with these all terrain
tires?

I don't know why I haven't checked before but went out and had a look at
what the PO had put on my van. It made my blood run cold. Max load, 535 kgs

Pretty much same with the parts van. WTF, I am amazed that any tire shop
would put such dangerous tires on a vehicle. You gotta think they would be
held liable if an overloaded tire blew out and caused an accident.

And that front-end looseness I've been feeling? Turns out the DPO forgot to
tighten the nut holding on the steering wheel. Loose wheel bearing nut,
loose steering wheel nut. It's like the guy wants to kill me. Maybe I should
be checking the brake lines.

Nathaniel

On 1/19/07 6:35 PM, "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote:

> At 07:52 PM 1/19/2007, Nathaniel Poole wrote...
>> I know the subject has been debated endlessly, and yet when I do a
>> search
>> with the above terms, nada. And my brain is fried, besides. But I need
>> some
>> new, good snows before heading up the Coq next week. Local Canucks
>> will know
>> what I'm talking about. Can anyone point me to a source for good
>> available
>> snows that won't break the bank?
>
> Nokian Hakka CQ 185R14, load rating 102 (1874 lbs, 850Kg), "D" ply (8
> ply rating), 65 psi max pressure. About US$140 each, don't know how big
> your bank is, but these are probably the best studless snow tire you'll
> find which suits the Vanagon.