dear tireless
a good place to start is
http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm
the internet made a genus outa me ... :)
yours

On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:

> Hey Roger it will be 25 here this weekend :) That's in the high 70s for you
> southerners.  Let me know when the sun comes out!!
>
> I mentioned it was an 85 because i thought the wheels got bigger in 86,
> non?  I think my stock steel rims are 14x5.5 if memory serves.
>
> Use these days is a combination of city stuff and the Ituna-Pine Falls
> prairie highway circuit.  Don't drive it in winter anymore and off roading
> is a no go as it makes the spice rack jingle.  Pretty sure i'll have to take
> what i can get now.
>
> Thanks
> Jeff
>
> On 2010-05-12, at 11:51 PM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
>
> dear tireless in winnipeg ... (brrrr)
>
> ... that Michelin doesn't make a tire for my 85 anymore
> tires are not made for a specific van year ... tires are made for a load
> rating at specific pressure and a drivng envoronment
>
> i have the wonderful wheel package from gowesty
> 15" michelin hydro edge ... these may not work for you cause you may need
> to have a excellent highway tire that is good for cold and dry ...
> but for me in the temperate rain forest of bc they are great ...
> if i want to go off road i require a different tire cause these tires
> specifically say on the side wall NO ROCKS
>
> the real question i be askin here is not what sort of tire do you require
> ...
> but what sort of driving you do ...
> every day 12 months a year 7 days a week ... (brrrr)
> are you running stock rims ... or something exotic
>
> do you mud bog every other minute or do you drive endless hours of TCH
> between ituna and pine falls
>
>
> so as dr phil says to oprah ... vy donchya tell us a little about the sort
> of road yer goin down sos we can tell yer what sorta tires would best keep
> ya centred ...
> yours
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:27 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
>
>> Now that my Michelin LTX's have succumbed to sidewall cracking, I find out
>> that Michelin doesn't make a tire for my 85 anymore.  Where do Canadians get
>> tires?  I've looked at busdepot's list and others and can't find any of
>> those locally, and shipping from the US is more than the tire itself (or
>> pretty darn close).
>>
>> Any suggestions for tire vendors in Canada, online or otherwise?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Jeff in Winnipeg
>
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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