I love my General Altimax RT 205-70/14  HD's. On a Tintop they are
awesome for the money.

John

On 5/12/2014 8:45 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>    Well yeah if I'd a had the cash I would have gone with the RA 0 8s
> again...they are good and not that expensive...There was also shipping to
> contend with in MY decision and a time factor...so I went with these
> unknowns...
>
>     Are any tires rated specifically for Vanagons?  What does that mean
> anyhow?
>
> These complied with the load ratings and they seem to flex and drive just
> like those RAO 8s...they work fine as fronts with Nokian on the rear...so
> the tires match well with 'approved Vanagon' accepted tires...  When I
> ordered the ones I have they were in the Commercial Vehicles section of the
> Tireseasy site...now I see they're over on the passenger list...do whatever
> you think you should for tires.....I just passed along my short (around 10k
> miles so far) experience with these economical tires that I personally
> think are just fine on Vanagons...(so far)
>
>
> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I doubt if they will as they are not a tire rated for our vehicles.
>>   Sidewall fatigue will be the most likely failure point.
>>
>> Only time will tell...
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of bernie
>> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 8:32 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: A tire for 14" vanagons
>>
>> Well they will be a bargain IF they stand up and perform for the longer
>> term like the RA 08's.
>> My RA 08's have performed really well and I have just put a new set on.
>> Last year I drove through several snow storms and two chain up areas with
>> fairly worn set of RA 08's.
>> I really like the Hankooks and will stick with them.
>> Maybe GoForm can make a tire in China for half the cost that will do as
>> well but I am a skeptic.
>> Good luck with them.
>>
>> Bernie
>> Vancouver
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> Hankooks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Excellent value in rubber. I scoffed when they said 80,000 miles but
>>>> it looks like they might get there.
>>>>
>>>> -- Gnarlie
>>>>
>>>
>>>     My Hankooks got me only about 15k miles, mainly due to a crappy
>>> alignment in the front of my van....
>>>
>>>    "Excellent Value",,, I guess..... but they are more than twice the
>>> price I paid for these GoForms, and I can't tell any difference in the
>>> driving feel....I know, you (usually) get what you pay for........but
>>> a C-copy of a Korean tire?.... starting to think these may be a bargain..
>>>
>>>    I have a pretty good 'feel' for tires having trashed hundreds of
>>> them, sometimes two sets per day.... while racing my Porsche 928
>>> around various US tracks...and clocking (radar verified) 187mph (on
>>> Michelin Pilots) out near Elko on one of those Open Road highway rally
>> events...
>>>
>>>     Not intending to start a "tire thread" here....I was pointed to
>>> this particular GoForm tire by someone here on the list a while back,
>>> but I have never heard anything else about them and I thought I might
>>> pass the 'report' along in case anyone else still has 14" wheels and
>>> wants to save money and get what I am finding is a good tire.
>>>
>>
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