I was extremely pleased with the service from Meadow Creek Tire Co.
in Denver. Decent price, fast shipping and excellent stock. I bought
a set of 185R14 and a set of 205/65R15 from them.  Good folks. Love
the tires.  Expen$ive and worth it.

http://www.meadowcreektire.com/hakkaCS.html

Jim

On Nov 4, 2008, at 2:06 PM, neil N wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm doing a bunch of reading on tires, and learning, but am confusing
> myself with the choices.
>
> First point of confusion.
>
> A Nokian Hakkapeliitta CS, has a L.I. rating of 106. Seems fine for a
> Westy(Vanagon). But there is no "LT" prefix in the tire sizing
> description. So....
>
> With a higher load rating, does one assume it has a 6 or 8 ply
> sidewall (C/D load rating)? i.e. stiff like an LT tire?
>
> Yet another question.
>
> I know there's trade-offs, but I'm considering running the same tires
> year round. I have read that some do this with the CS:
>
> http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=11889&group=3.01&name=Nokian
> +Hakkapeliitta+CS
>
> How are other year-round users finding tread wear and hot weather use?
> (I think it has a softer rubber compound)
>
> Or would I be better off running these year round (though they seem to
> be geared to harsher snow conditions):
>
> Hak C2:
>
> http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=11877&group=3.01&name=Nokian
> +Hakkapeliitta+C2
>
> Or, if I move up to a 15" wheel (there don't appear to be any 15" CS
> or C2's) I would consider these:
>
> WR C (Van):
>
> http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=11900&group=3.01&name=Nokian+WR+C
> +Van
>
> Anyone using these? I figure if I make my Westy my DD, I'll have to
> carry chains anyways.....
>
> I understand a big part of choosing a tire, is getting one that would
> work well in the worst driving conditions one might see themselves in.
> I won't likely be driving this into snow conditions, but it sure would
> be nice to "have my cake and eat it too".
>
> Sorry for such a long post!
>
> Neil.
>
>
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