thanks for posting this Paul.
this tire looks like a fine choice in 15 inch ..
price isn't bad either.

you say you had Agilles before ...
where they the 205/65 R 15C ones ?

if so, how does the diamter compare between these 'new' 205/70's and the
'old' 215/65's ?

which is taller ?
I bet they are close in diameter.
thanks,
scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul" <wognacious@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy

> I've got a pair of these, Nokian Tire 205/70/15
> WRG2<http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1223_1404/nokian_tire_2057015_wrg2.html>,
> that I got from Van-Cafe @ $115.00 a piece and I'm liking them a lot. I've
> only done moderate off road travels, fire roads and the like. I used to
> use
> the Michelin Agilis tires but was a bit disappointed with the last pair
> especially at the high price that they command. I like the look of the
> 70's
> because they fill the tire well nicely too.
> just my $.02, oh and I have no affiliation with the kind folks at Van-Cafe
> but I gotta say they are the best in the West and I'm not just saying that
> because of the cookies either.
> Paul
> 85 WWW, still with surging idle but trying to track it down.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
>
>> I've got a pair of Hankooks on my Westy that are working real well so
>> far.
>> That's coming off of Michelin's Agilis.
>>
>> The DoKa has Kumhos, and they seem to do the job well also.
>>
>> Karl Wolz
>>
>> |-----Original Message-----
>> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> |Mark Hineline
>> |Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:44 AM
>> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> |Subject: Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
>> |
>> |Hi Tina,
>> |
>> |I was just looking into this myself. If your westy has 14" wheels, a
>> |good tire seems to be Hankook RA08. There's an online tire store in
>> |Cerritos that has them for about $70 each. You would have to buy them
>> |there and then take them elsewhere to put them on.
>> |
>> |You can also call your local Discount Tire and see whether they can
>> |order you a set of Yokohama Y356 tires.
>> |
>> |Mark (in San Diego)
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> |
>> |On Sep 6, 2010, at 8:59 AM, tina canny wrote:
>> |
>> |> Hello All,
>> |> Does anyone have a good tire recommendation for the Los Angeles
>> |> area? What is
>> |> the best size to get for the extra weight? Thanks for any help!
>> |>
>> |> Tina
>> |> 85 westy
>>