That's me Mr Lucky... years and years of using the best tires I could
afford.  Holding air, fitting on the rim is a must, tread was a great thing.
Do these tire threads ever end well? I can't recall it happening ....
some people have VERY strong opinions on tires for the Vanagon.

We should stop while it's almost civil.

Later,
Mr Lucky....

becida@comcast.net

At  12/5/2010 03:30 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>You guys have just been lucky.  Engineering is a reasonable
>science.  The rest of us should pay attention to engineers on such
>matters.  DMc
>
>---- Dale Ward <MrNegNRG@AOL.COM> wrote:
> > Me too, since '85. Right now I've got a pair of $39.95 Futuras from Pep
> > Boys and some 92 rated Master Craft snow tires on back. Not that
> I'd recommend
> >  them, but no problems and they're at least eight years old.
> >
> >
> > Dale  Ward
> > Shrewsbury MA
> > Mr. Negative Energy
> > Sometime LiMBO Club House  Keeper
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 12/5/2010 3:56:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com writes:
> >
> > Funny that - I've been driving daily  on passenger car tires since 1992,
> > many of them rated far below 98T, without  any incidents whatsoever.
> >
> >
> >