I know on tire rack in the tire specs of chosen brand/model they have rev
per mile to help keep circumference as close as possible to what you are
currently running
On Apr 18, 2015 10:40 AM, "Steve Williams" <steve@williamsitconsulting.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yes, more tire questions!
>
> I currently have tires on 14 inch steel rims on my 1991 Westfalia. They
> need replacing and after having read the email list, multiple vendor
> sites, and the (lack of) availability for 14 inch tires, I am leaning
> towards getting 15 inch rims.  Part of my concern would be tire
> replacement when travelling... I don't want to have to wait weeks for
> someone to order in a specific 14 inch tire!  I feel the chances of
> getting a 15 inch replacement on the road are much better.
>
> I feel that an All Season would be best for me as I don't drive in the
> winter, but fall in the Rockies can have unexpected snow storms & I've
> been caught more than once.
>
> I haven't priced out ordering from the US, but with the current exchange
> rate, shipping, GST, etc it seems like a fairly expensive option.  If I
> absolutely have to, I will order out of the US because I feel that tires
> are "cheap insurance" and a very important piece of safety equipment on
> my vehicles.
>
> I would like to keep as close to stock size as possible as I do park in
> my garage and I have minimal clearance to get through the garage door.
>
> Kal Tire carries Nokian, but their computer shows them totally out of
> stock (with no ETA) on the WRC (Van) tire in the 205/65/R15 size that
> I'm leaning towards.  Load Rating, Load Range & Diameter & "All Season"
> rating are kind of my deciding points.
>
> It's not a crisis as I won't have "Ruby" on the road until mid-June, but
> I'm trying to plan ahead.  Ordering a 14" Nokian through Kal Tire came
> up with a bill over $1000 for them installed & balanced (shipping from
> US warehouse).  The kicker was the 4 week delivery period!  If I destroy
> tires somewhere, I can't wait 4 weeks for a tire to show up!.
>
> Of course, I need 15 inch rims as well.  What have other people done in
> Canada for tires & Rims?   I don't have the patience to try to find
> something used on Kijiji or Craigslist.
>
> I saw on the Van-Cafe website that they tried to get together a pallet
> shipment last xmas to ship to Calgary, but it didn't quite come together
> in the end.  That might be one option... if we could revive that?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Williams
> 1991 Westfalia "Ruby"
> Calgary, Canada
>