

| Subject: | Re: 14 inch tire feedback |
| From: | Patrick Seurynck |
| Date: | Sun, 3 Jun 2018 12:50:46 -0600 |
Hey All, I have General Grabber AT2’s on mine and I like them a lot but they are 15’s A couple of friends have them in 14 on their Syncros and are very happy with them. They are reasonably priced around $100 and they are redily available. 27 x 8.5 x 14 is the size you want. Patrick On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 11:45 AM Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote: > check out busdepot: http://www.busdepot.com/ra18 > > > On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > > David: > > > > When I inquired about the RA18s a year or so ago, I was told they had > been > > discontinued. > > > > > On 03-Jun-2018, at 14:31, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > > > I am interested in this matter, because I will eventually need new > tires. > > > > > > But for now I wonder why my note concerning Vredestein tires > disappeared > > > from the thread? > > > > > > I also noticed that the Hankook Kinergy tires are sedan tires. I > cannot > > > find the Hankook RA18 on Hankook's web site, though other Ventra > > > (spelling?) tires are listed. > > > > > > mcneely > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 4:53 PM, Ryan Cresawn <jrcresawn@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > >> I currently have Hankook RA08 tires on my 1991 Vanagon. Their date > code > > is > > >> 3311, which is 6 years, 9 months, and 18 days old according to this > > site: > > >> http://www.checktire.com/ My tires still look fine but I am a little > > >> worried about their age and have begun to research replacement > options. > > The > > >> 14" tire that has my attention is a similar tire---the Hankook Vantra > > RA18- > > >> 185R14. Here it is on Amazon: http://a.co/0p2U23c In the reviews > people > > >> who drive Vanagons and Buses comment that these are really nice. Does > > >> anyone here have experience with the Vantra tires? > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Ryan > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 4:18 PM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Of course, what is available in Canada and in the U.S. may be > > different. > > >>> > > >>> I have Vredestein All Weather tires, and am very pleased. Run them > > year > > >>> round (not a lot of winter driving in the camper, but do use it about > > town > > >>> for errands sometimes). Of course, in two years, I have only 7K > miles > > on > > >>> them, but they suit me for Forest Service roads and even some fairly > > rough > > >>> trails. They have pulled me out of more than one mud hole. And yes, > > I do > > >>> run them on the highway. Since the camper is fairly noisy anyway, I > > don't > > >>> notice anything untoward in that regard from the tires. They are > > wearing > > >>> as expected, Vredestein says 60K miles iirc. Got 21 mpg on the run > to > > SE > > >>> Oregon last summer, 2.1 waterboxer with 170K miles. > > >>> > > >>> mcneely > > >>> > > >>> On Sat, Jun 2, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com> > > wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Keep answers here. > > >>>> > > >>>> I’ll face this problem next year. > > >>>> > > >>>> I still like my 14 inch rims. > > >>>> > > >>>> Eric Caron > > >>>> 85 GL Auto > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> On Jun 2, 2018, at 14:40, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> > > wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Hi everyone. Time for new tires. Thinking about new wheels as well > > but > > >>>> Plan B is new 14 inch tires if timing/budget don’t permit. > > >>>> > > >>>> Canadian Tire believe it or not carries Continental Vanco 4 season > 10 > > >>> ply > > >>>> and Vancontact 4 season tires (I believe these might be 8 ply?) > > >>>> > > >>>> Does anyone have any feedback on them? I drive only in summer now, > > with > > >>>> lots of highways so looking for low road noise, good economy. Last > > >>> couple > > >>>> of sets have aged out rather than worn out. > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks > > >>>> Jeff > > >>>> 85 Westfalia GL > > >>>> > > >>> > > >> > > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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