Hi Shawn,

I have a similar problem...I'm also holding out for a new wheel/tire combo
and have a full set of BFG's like yours but my two fronts have serious outer
edge wear due to bad ball joints and not enough rotating.  I know, I know.
I'm too lazy to own a Vanagon.

I''ve replaced my ball joints and am I'm thinking of picking up two General
Grabbers for the front.  They come in 27x8.5R14 and have a very similar
tread pattern to the BFG's.  And they're only $89/each at TireRack:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+AT+2&partnum=785QR4GRAT2OWL

I'm thinking they'll hold me over until the perfect 15" wheel/tire combo
arrives.

Joe T.
Denver
'85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie 2.2

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Neil,
>
> Thanks, great news about the new size, although I'd prefer they'd keep the
> taller 27.5 size and just add the extra 200lb load capacity. I like the
> larger size, but find them a little soft when the van is loaded up. I may
> see about getting two of them to keep me going, as the plan is to upgrade
> to
> 15" EV rims eventually.
>
> On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 2:06 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Shawn
> >
> > On the Samba there's a thread about a very similar tire recently
> > re-issued by BFG. Re-issue is in the US only AFAIK.
> >
> > You never know. Someone might not like their new purchase. There
> > "loss" etc. But that would be in the US of course.
> >
> > Road trip.   :)
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On 4/6/10, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Just throwing this out there in case anyone has a pair of 14" BFG A/T
> > > (27.5x8R 14) tires in decent shape they don't need. I have 2 good ones,
> > but
> > > my front Yoko Y370s are nearly worn out, with uneven wear patterns. I'd
> > > rather grab a pair of BFGs to run with while I wait for the right 15"
> > > wheel/tire combo to come along...
> > >
> > > I'm near Victoria, BC.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
> >
> > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
> >
>