I agree.  Got my Hankook 195R14's from the Bus Depot. The only tires
I've had on a Vanagon that I liked better were those Michelin
"Rainforce" tires in the 205/14 size which isn't available any more.

Steve, in Chicago, 91 GL with Subaru inside.

On Mar 24, 2008, at 12:01 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

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> Date:    Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:41:17 -0700
> From:    "Chris S." <mrpolak@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Hankook RA08 reeeeport
>
> I had to replace my 8-year-old Bridgestore RD603 tires, which only
> had 15,000 miles, because two of them had belt failures.  I bought
> Hankook RA08 from Discount Tires in the 195R14 size.  The service
> was superb and they matched the lowest online price I could find of
> $71 each.  I now have tire with 2000 lb weight rating at 65 psi.
> The ride is soooo much smoother than the previous tires which rode
> like concrete-filled donuts.  Handling is improved as well.
> Yesterday I took it out on the interstate on a nice 75 mph cruise
> and despite the heavy winds my ole '84 Hershey Westfalia held the
> line pretty well.  So far so good!
>