dear tire thread
what a great detailed tire site ...
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Sooner or later you ll own Generals
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Yours

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> This is probably the best all-around tire available for the Vanagon using
> stock 14" wheels. This is almost identical in form and function the original
> equipment tires used by VW starting in 87. Almost all the alloy wheel
> Vanagons had the XL or reinforced 205/70-14. For ride and handling this is a
> much better choice than any of the 185R/14 tires. The price is also
> reasonable. Note that this is an XL rated tire.
>
>
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Altimax+RT&partnum=07TR4AMAXRTXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&tab=Specs
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Roger Whittaker
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 8:29 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Im also looking for tires for my Vanagon westy
>
> dear hollywood tires
> an important remark that must be made in the discussion of tires ...
> what sort of driving do you do ... and even more to the point where and on
> what sort of surfaces ...
> if you are headed our into sandy desert then you require a tire tread that
> will deal well with sand ...
> if into wet mud and snow like conditions ... then a tire that deals well
> with mud and snow ...
> if rain wet road surfaces with minimal ice .. the  a tread that handles
> rain well ...
> if hot dry asphalt  with minimal rain then ... thr tread should be such
> that it runs well on hot dry asphalt
>
> next question is weight ...
>
> not just the van weight ... but what do you haul with your van ...
> inside ... loaded with all your stuff for a road trip...
> tools ... bikes .. kayaks ...  sleeping gear ... and extra stuff ...
> with me it is always lots ...as i use my van like a truck ...
>
> i am in the teperate rain forest of the pacific west .. in bc canada ...
> and do almost exclusively rain soaked road driving ... so i have a gowesty
> 15 inch tire and wheel pkg ...
> with Michelin hydro edge tyres ...
> gowesty will ship the wheel pkg right to your door mounted and balanced
> ready to go ... just put on your vehicle ... (you can request any tire you
> like put on the wheel ... )
>
> but be sure to answer the question regarding the kind of driving you do and
> the ways you use your van to get the sort of tire you will find most
> suitable ...
> there are some cases where the use of an all season tread can cause your
> insurance to become void ...\ (although i have only heard of this during one
> of those consumer tv shows that advises people on purchase) ...
> the insurance co will likely say simply that your equipment must meet OEM
> safety standards Two years ago i investigated an incident with one of our
> vehicles and the driver claimed it was tire failure on the new vehicle ...
> investigation proved that the tires on the vehicle were specifically for the
> vehicle and specifically for the road condition present at the time ... so
> that didnt fly ...
> good luck ...
> there is lots of stuff about tires on the various vanagon sites ...
> as with all things read with an eye to the source ... some vendors say they
> are best ever ...
> some say the tires are best ever ...
> and some waste considerable words telling you why others are not any good
> ...
> let your own understanding of what is reasonable as a source tell you what
> is what ....
>
>   1. *vanagon*.com - *Tires* & wheels for *Vanagons*<
> http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm>
>   These tires have been recommended by members of the vanagon mailing list.
>   *....* See Michael Sullivan's *Vanagon tire* section diagram this link
>   leaves vanagon. *...*
>   Vanagon tires <http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm#tires> - Tire
>   Recommendations<
> http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm#tire_recommendations>-
> Vanagon
>   wheels <http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm#wheels>
>   www.*vanagon*.com/info/*tires*/index.htm -
> Cached<
> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:UQgC6v4gYQsJ:www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm+vanagon+tires&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
> >-
>   Similar<
> http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=P2R&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=related:www.vanagon.com/info/tires/index.htm+vanagon+tires&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=ZoaFTJC9FoT6swOp1ej2Bw&ved=0CCkQHzAA
> >
>   2. *vanagon*.com - *Tire* codes<
> http://www.vanagon.com/info/tires/codes.htm>
>   *Tires* are usually named with a series of codes. For example, one of the
>   recommended *tires* for *Vanagons* is the 'Yohohama Y356 LT 195/75 R14
>   (load range D)'. *...*
>   www.*vanagon*.com/info/*tires*/codes.htm - Cached<
> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_Zt8qLsI_gAJ:www.vanagon.com/info/tires/codes.htm+vanagon+tires&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
> >
>   Show more results from
> www.vanagon.com<
> http://www.google.ca/search?q=vanagon+tires+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#
> >
>   3. this page - BusDepot.com - VW Bus / Camper / *Vanagon* / EuroVan
> *...*<http://www.busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp>
>   Jump to *Tires* for Eurovans (or for *Vanagons* with 15" or 16" Wheels).
>   "<
> http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://www.busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp%23Eurovan&usg=AFQjCNFTOuk0h6Swz3VFlRp4M3Lz4Gxwog&sa=X&ei=ZoaFTJC9FoT6swOp1ej2Bw&ved=0CDkQygQ
> >‎:
>   What *tires* should I buy for my Eurovan (or my *Vanagon* *...*
>   www.busdepot.com/details/*tires*.jsp -
> Cached<
> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:6-0lx1gVzEEJ:www.busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp+vanagon+tires&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
> >-
>   Similar<
> http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=P2R&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=related:www.busdepot.com/details/tires.jsp+vanagon+tires&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=ZoaFTJC9FoT6swOp1ej2Bw&ved=0CDgQHzAC
> >
>   4. *Tire* Guidelines <http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html>
>   Specs on a sampling of today's most popular *Vanagon Tires*. * Size: *
>   Load Index *...* VW Vanagon Original Equipment Tires 1984 - 1991 > Click
>   Here. Comments: *...*
>   www.roadhaus.com/*tires*/guideline.html -
> Cached<
> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:MbwlXfag4Y8J:www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html+vanagon+tires&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
> >-
>   Similar<
> http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=P2R&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=related:www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html+vanagon+tires&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=ZoaFTJC9FoT6swOp1ej2Bw&ved=0CD8QHzAD
> >
>   5. *Tires* <http://www.roadhaus.com/tires.html>
>   11 Jul 2005 *...* These *tires* are an excellent choice for the big,
>   heavy *Vanagon* Westfalia (5097 lbs). I had passenger car *tires* on
>   before and can Not believe *...*
>   www.roadhaus.com/*tires*.html -
> Cached<
> http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YpY_piKCU84J:www.roadhaus.com/tires.html+vanagon+tires&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca&client=firefox-a
> >-
>   Similar<
> http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=P2R&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=related:www.roadhaus.com/tires.html+vanagon+tires&tbo=1&sa=X&ei=ZoaFTJC9FoT6swOp1ej2Bw&ved=0CEQQHzAE
> >
>
>
> ---
> scott @turbo suggests
> 84 R 14 C  8PR  is what I'm recommending for 14 inchers on vanagons these
> days. Just got some ... super strong tires ....the ones I just got are rated
> for 1,800 lbs each, at
> 65 psi max. Like 'em real well.
>
> I even ran my 85 Westy GL on 15 inch steel wheels with very expensvie
> michelin agilles 205/65 R 15 C tires on it for one day ................and
> didn't like how it felt  as much as the 185 R 14 C's.  is what I'm
> recommending for 14 inchers on vanagons these days.
> Just got some ... super strong tires ....the ones I just got are rated for
> 1,800 lbs each, at
> 65 psi max. Like 'em real well.
>
> ----
> he is very knowledgeable regarding everything westy ... yet even with his
> excellent eye for details there is no remark on tread ...
> which .. i believe to be the second most important question to ask in any
> tire discussion ...
> second only to the $$$ one would like to spend ... and in the course of
> what you do and how you use vehicle ...
> ok i repeating self now ...
> yours
>
>
> --
> roger w
>  From Proverbs:
> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> servant who becomes king ...
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