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Subject:Re: Inexpensive tires in the proper load range
From:Chris S.
Date:Sun, 16 Mar 2014 14:14:44 -0400

What is the date of manufacture on the tires you purchased?

Chris.

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Dnia Mar 16, 2014 o godz. 9:57 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> Someone recently posted a link to tires suitably rated to mount on 14"
> wheels so I decided to try some.  Getting set to fly North, this Snowbird
> decided the Nokians I'd been hoping would last on my front wheels were too
> thin to trust for a fully-loaded 1500mile mountain/remote journey.
> 
>  I read the Web ad  copy and the few reviews (They all said don't buy the
> tires BUT..none of those who reviewed them had actually tried them, they
> just said their opinions based on??)...talked to the local tire guy who'd
> done business with Tires-easy and who had no problem with me ordering 2
> tires for drop-ship to his shop.
> 
>  Since I need tires but funds are short after 3 months with limited
> income, these tires, or try the bald Nokians..I'm now on these ...
>  Goform G520, in 205 70 r14.  With a load rating of 98 H extra load, and
> suitable weight specs.  They were just $43 each and were here (near the
> Salton Sea in southern California) in two days.  Ups shipping was around
> $20 for the pair.  The ad copy said "built with Hankook technology.." and
> they do feel identical, handling-wise, to the Hankook Rao8s that I've run
> in the past.
> 
>  I've had awful Eastern tires in the past...Nankang (from LesSchwab  come
> to mind) were almost scary-crappy on my van...but these seem to be good .
> Half the cost of the Hankooks..
> 
> tires-easy.com